[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----ARKANSAS

2017-04-17 Thread Rick Halperin
April 17 ARKANSASstay of 2 impending executions Split Arkansas court blocks 2 executions A divided Arkansas Supreme Court granted stays of executions for 2 Arkansas inmates while the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a separate case next week concerning access to independent mental

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2017-04-17 Thread Rick Halperin
April 17 IRANexecutions Execution of 2 Ill Prisoners in Tabriz and Intensified Deterioration of Prison Conditions The mullahs 'anti-human regime on April 12 hanged 27-year-old Rahman Hosseinpour while suffering from mental illness in Tabriz prison. He was taking daily 30

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, DEL., ARK., USA

2017-04-17 Thread Rick Halperin
April 17 TEXAS: Texas death penalty practice deserves abolition Arkansas wants to execute 8 people over the next 10 days. The state's stock of Midazolam, a sedative used for lethal-injection, is due to expire at the end of the April. Not one to let taxpayer dollars go to waste, Gov.