July 17
TEXASexecution
Christopher Young, death row inmate from San Antonio, executed for deadly
A Texas prisoner was executed Tuesday evening for the fatal shooting of a San
Antonio convenience store owner after courts turned down appeals that the state
parole board improperly
July 17
TURKEY:
Child tragedies reignite death penalty calls in Turkey
A string of cases in which missing children were found dead has reignited calls
to reinstate the death penalty in Turkey, but some see political motives behind
the outcry.
The Turkish media in recent weeks has
July 17
CANADA:
Mass murder and capital punishment
Recent mass shootings in the United States have tended to confirm Canadians'
sense that such events can't happen here. Similar events in Canada are not
numerous, but those that have occurred are not well known. In particular, the
July 17
TENNESSEE:
Lethal injection trial: Bloody foam shows drugs cause pain, panic for
condemned, expert says
The next person executed by Tennessee will almost certainly suffer symptoms
similar to drowning, if the state uses the lethal injection drugs it intends to
purchase,
July 17
TEXASnew execution date
'Very psychotic' Fort Worth killer who murdered bus rider gets November death
date
A Fort Worth killer once deemed too insane to execute now has a date with
death.
Emanuel Kemp of Tarrant County is slated for execution on Nov. 7 in the
