state legislation

In Nebraska

January 06, 2009 18:36

"Lethal injection backed in survey," is Paul Hammel's report in Nebraska's Omaha World-Herald.Since the Nebraska Supreme Court ruled 11 months ago that electrocution was cruel and unusual punishment, the state has been without a legal means to carry out the..."Lethal injection backed in...

Unjust Death Penalty

January 06, 2009 18:18

That's the title of an editorial in today's Fort Wayne Journal Gazette regarding an Indiana death sentence. LINKReinstatement of the death penalty against Joseph Corcoran marks another sad twist in a cruel and misplaced effort to extract justice from a...That's the title of an editorial in today's...

In North Carolina

January 06, 2009 18:06

Sunday's Greensboro News & Record contained the editorial, "A penalty of the past."Gov. Mike Easley raised a pointed question about crime and punishment: "When are we going to hold some of these people accountable and get some of these executions...Sunday's Greensboro News & Record contained...

Is Texas Changing Its Mind About the Death Penalty?

December 23, 2008 15:49

That's the title of Hilary Hylton's report at Time magazine's website. LINKTexas has executed prisoners with a regularity and in record numbers that has earned the state worldwide attention. But, while Texas still led the U.S. in executions in 2008,...That's the title of Hilary Hylton's report at...

News Coverage of the New Hampshire Death Sentence

December 19, 2008 16:41

"Killer receives death sentence," is the Boston Globe report.A New Hampshire jury handed down the state's first death sentence in 49 years, finding yesterday that a former Boston gang member with a history of violence should be executed for fatally..."Killer receives death sentence," is...