[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2017-07-07 Thread Rick Halperin
July 7 EGYPT: Post-coup Egypt's penchant for capital punishmentSince bloody military coup in mid-2013, Egyptian courts have sentenced hundreds of people to death Hundreds of Egyptians have been sentenced to death since July 3, 2013, when Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's 1st freely elected

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, NEV., USA

2017-07-07 Thread Rick Halperin
July 7 OHIOimpending execution Ohio preparing for 1st execution in more than 3 years Ohio is following a mandatory checklist for putting inmates to death as it prepares for the state's 1st execution in more than 3 years, a prisons agency official said. The state wouldn't release d

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, VA., FLA., ALA.

2017-07-07 Thread Rick Halperin
July 7 TEXASnew execution date Houston's 'Tourniquet Killer' set for October execution He was a musician. A hard-working father. A charismatic charmer. But now, he's just a convicted killer who has a date with death. Houston's so-called "Tourniquet Killer" - a 55-year-old who ad