[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.C., FLA., ALA., ARK., IND.

2013-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
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

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OKLA., COLO., ARIZ., CALIF., ORE., US MIL., USA

2013-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
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

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2013-06-22 Thread Rick Halperin
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