[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----FLORIDA, USA

2019-05-23 Thread Rick Halperin
May 23 FLORIDAexecution Serial killer who took 10 women’s lives executed in Florida A serial killer who terrorized Florida with a 1984 spree that claimed the lives of 10 women was put to death Thursday, his execution witnessed by the woman who survived one of his attacks and

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2019-05-23 Thread Rick Halperin
May 23 BANGLADESH: 4 get death penalty for Kamrangirchar murder Speedy Trial tribunal-1 today awarded death penalty to 4 people for killing one Monir Hossain and cutting the dead body into 7 pieces in 2013. The convicts are -- Md Anwer Hossain Mollah , Md Sharif Matbor, Monir's

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2019-05-23 Thread Rick Halperin
May 23 IRAQ: Iraq Brings the Islamic State to JusticeThe country’s trials have been brutally efficient, but will the U.N. deem them fair? In the coming weeks, the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces may hand over up to 28,000 people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, IND., S.DAK., CALIF., ORE., USA

2019-05-23 Thread Rick Halperin
May 23 OHIO: Ohio should do the right thing, not execute those with mental illness As Ohio takes a break from executions while questions surrounding the lethal drugs used in the process are hashed out, it’s a good time to consider ending execution of people who have serious mental

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, N.H., PENN., FLA.

2019-05-23 Thread Rick Halperin
May 23 TEXAS: Death Penalty Reform Bill Gets Watered Down to ‘Nothing’ Before Passing SenateAfter passing the House, HB 1139, meant to reform how Texas decides whether a defendant is too intellectually disabled to execute, was significantly softened in Senate committee. A