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Oct 31, 2007
NEW RESOURCE: The Angolite Examines Death Penalty, Its Impact on Families of the Condemned
The most recent edition of The Angolite, the nation’s largest prison news magazine, contains an article detailing national death penalty trends and developments. The piece also highlights the impact of capital punishment on family members and close friends of those facing execution. It notes, “Lost in the shadows of these central arguments is something that defines us human beings: Taking care of our own. Unseen, unheard family members and close friends of those on death row have committed no…
Read MoreOct 29, 2007
RIGHTS-INDIA: Sikhs Worldwide Campaign for Death Penalty Abolition
By Sujoy DharOct 29, 2007IPSBRUSSELS — On March 23, 1931, an Indian Sikh named Bhagat Singh attained martyrdom when he was hanged by the British for his role in the militant freedom struggle against the colonial rulers.About 75 years later, Professor Jagmohan Singh, a nephew of the liberation hero, preaches peace and mercy as he joins a worldwide campaign, especially in Europe, by his Sikh community against death penalty. The life and work of Indian freedom fighter Bhagat…
Read MoreOct 28, 2007
Death Penalty Tests a Church as It Mourns
By ALISON LEIGH COWAN October 28, 2007New York…
Read MoreOct 25, 2007
NEW RESOURCES: ABA’s Human Rights Journal Highlights Death Penalty Issues
The Spring 2007 edition of the American Bar Association’s Human Rights quarterly features a series of articles by outstanding authors about the death penalty, including a 30-year retrospective on capital punishment in the U.S. The articles contained in the publication are: A Thirty-Year Retrospective of the Death Penalty By Stephen F. Hanlon Monitoring Death Sentencing Decisions: The Challenges and Barriers to Equity By Glenn L. Pierce and Michael L. Radelet Mental Disability and…
Read MoreSep 13, 2007
EDITORIALS: “At Some Point, A Death Penalty Stops Making Sense”
The Witchita Eagle recently called on Kansas lawmakers to reconsider the death penalty, stating: “At some point, given the legal problems and the lack of executions, a death penalty stops making sense for Kansas.” The paper said the law has cost taxpayers millions of dollars without the benefit of deterring crime. Moreover, the state has not had a single execution since capital punishment was reinstated in 1994, and the “care and caution” warranted to protect against wrongful…
Read MoreSep 13, 2007
HISTORY: The Death Penalty Through the Life of Anthony Amsterdam
Critical developments in the modern history of capital punishment in the United States are examined through a biographical sketch of Anthony Amsterdam (pictured), one of the nation’s most respected death penalty attorneys and legal scholars, in the latest edition of New York University’s Law School Magazine. Prof. Amsterdam argued Furman v. Georgia before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972, resulting in the overturning of all death penalty laws and the sparing of over 600 inmates on death row.
Read MoreSep 04, 2007
EDITORIAL: Dallas Morning News Calls Death Penalty “The greatest moral challenge facing lawmakers today”
The Dallas Morning News called the death penalty “the greatest moral challenge facing lawmakers today.” In an editorial addressing concerns about Texas’ capital punishment system, the paper noted the “distinct and unacceptable possibility of deadly error,” and called on lawmakers to impose a moratorium on executions while the system is studied. The editorial made several suggestions as part of a “fresh look” at the death penalty, including the formation of an innocence commission, the…
Read MoreAug 20, 2007
EDITORIAL: Paper Says Texas Man Sentenced Under “Law of Parties” Should Not Be Executed
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is urging the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and Texas Governor Rick Perry to spare the life of Kenneth Foster (pictured), whose execution is scheduled for August 30. Foster was sentenced to death under the Texas Law of Parties that permits a person involved in a crime to be held accountable for the actions committed by someone else. In this case, Texas maintains that Foster deserves the death penalty because he should have anticipated that a passenger in his…
Read MoreJun 28, 2007
NEW VOICES: Scientific American on the Death Penalty: “Bad Execution”
The July 2007 issue of Scientific American magazine contains both an article discussing the medical implications of lethal injection and an editorial discussing the humaneness of capital punishment generally. The editorial suggests that capital punishment “can never be anything but inhumane,” and offers the opinion that it is “wrong” and an “outrage.” But it further states that even those who believe the death penalty is acceptable, should agree that it not be carried out cruelly. The…
Read MoreJun 17, 2007
IN THEORY: Opinions on the death penalty
June 17, 2007 The Daily PilotMany academics in recent years have been arguing that their studies prove the death penalty deters murder. The various studies show that between 3 and 18 lives could be saved by executing a convicted killer. Critics question the data, saying that the experts made mistakes in their methodology. What do you think of this recent data? Has it affected your position on the issue? Judaism has always believed in capital punishment based upon Biblical Law. A man must…
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