June 22
TEXASimpending (500th) execution
Texas' grim death penalty milestone
Owing to its size and inclinations, Texas registers prodigious statistics, but
none so bleak as what comes from the state's pre-Civil War red-brick prison in
Huntsville that houses the nation's busiest ex
June 22
OKLAHOMAimpending execution
OSP death row inmate set for Tuesday execution
A death row inmate at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary is set to be executed at
6 p.m. Tuesday.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 4-1 to recommend granting clemency
to Brian Darrell Davis, 3
June 22
LIBYA:
Libyan laws 'draconian,' rights group says
Human Rights Watch called on Libyan authorities to drop charges against
political party officials facing the death penalty for insulting Islam.
Libyan National Party Secretary-General Fathi Sager and Policy Manager Ali
Tekbal