September 12
TEXAS:
Wrongfully convicted ex-death row inmate Clarence Brandley dies, months after
DA reopens case
Clarence Brandley, a former Conroe High School janitor, was in 1981 wrongfully
convicted of the brutal murder of 16-year-old Cheryl Fergeson. Brandley spent
nearly 10 y
September 12
MISSOURI:
New St Louis prosecutor vows change in county still grieving from Michael
Brown's deathWesley Bell stunned Bob McCulloch, who held the post for
nearly 3 decades, including during the police killing of an unarmed black teen
When Wesley Bell declared victo
Septmber 12
BARBADOS:
Mandatory death penalty to go
Government yesterday sought Parliamentary approval to abolish the mandatory
death penalty in this country, but Minister of Energy and Water Resources,
Wilfred Abrahams, who introduced the Bill, made it clear that the death penalty
September 12
SAUDI ARABIA:
Prominent Cleric May Face Death PenaltyEscalating Crackdown on Dissent
Saudi prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a prominent cleric on a
host of vague charges related to his political statements, associations, and
positions, Human Rights W
