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    May 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  1. California executions on hold since 2006 likely won't resume soon

    SAN FRANCISCO — No inmate has been executed in California since 2006, and a ruling Thursday by a state appeals court is likely to further delay executions for years.
    SAN FRANCISCO — No inmate has been executed in California since 2006, and a ruling Thursday by a state appeals court is likely to further delay executions for years. A three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal unanimously decided...

    Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Jackson

  2. May 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  3. Appeals court deals California another setback on executions

    SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court unanimously decided Thursday that the state’s lethal injection regulations were not properly vetted, a decision that is likely to further delay executions.
    SAN FRANCISCO — A California appeals court unanimously decided Thursday that the state’s lethal injection regulations were not properly vetted, a decision that is likely to further delay executions. No inmate has been executed in...

    Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System

  4. May 29, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  5. Letters to editor: Texting, Mother Nature, and executions

    Why are our legislators so slow to pass laws that save lives? According to the article "Holiday brings FHP seat-belt crackdown" in Thursday's Sentinel, it took years to push the seat-belt law, which has saved thousands of lives, from a secondary offense...

    Tags: Belle Isle, Memorial Day, Laws, Florida Highway Patrol, Awards and Prizes

  6. May 28, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  7. PNG reinstates death penalty after gruesome sorcery killings, rapes

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    By Rob Taylor CANBERRA, May 29 (Reuters) - Papua New Guinea has reinstated the death penalty and repealed controversial sorcery laws after a string of gruesome "witch" killings and gang-rapes, with capital punishment to be used for some corruption...

    Tags: Conservation, Murder, Environmental Issues, Exxon Mobil Corporation, United Nations

  8. May 28, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  9. Do you really support the death penalty?

    After watching the Jodi Arias sentencing trial for a few days, I found its bright spot was educating Americans on how the death penalty affects us all. Arias' case has been ongoing for about five months now, and with the jury failing to reach a unanimous...

    Tags: Punishment

  10. May 31, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  11. Efforts to restore capital punishment fall short

    Maryland's death penalty will be wiped from the books in October now that efforts to reinstate capital punishment have fallen short.
    Maryland's death penalty will be wiped from the books in October now that efforts to reinstate capital punishment have fallen short. The petition drive to halt repeal of the death penalty ended Friday afternoon, when organizers said they could not...

    Tags: Jamin B. Raskin, Referenda, Labor Legislation, Martin O'Malley, Interior Policy

  12. Jun 5, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News
  13. Soldier accused Afghan massacre describes killings

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty Wednesday then described shooting each victim, telling a military judge he has asked himself "a million times" why he did it.
    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year pleaded guilty Wednesday then described shooting each victim, telling a military judge he has asked...

    Tags: Murder, Prosecution, Armed Forces, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Valium (drug)

  14. May 30, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News
  15. AP: Soldier to admit Afghan massacre

    SEATTLE (AP) — The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty in a deal that requires him to recount the horrific attack for the first time, his attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
    SEATTLE (AP) — The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war will plead guilty to avoid the death penalty in a deal that requires him to recount the horrific attack for the first...

    Tags: Prisons, Prosecution, Armed Forces, Kandahar Massacre (2012), Valium (drug)

  16. May 28, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News
  17. Appeals court affirms Michigan death sentence

    DETROIT (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the rare federal death sentence of a western Michigan man who was convicted of killing a woman in a national forest in 1997 before she could testify against him in a rape case.
    DETROIT (AP) — An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the rare federal death sentence of a western Michigan man who was convicted of killing a woman in a national forest in 1997 before she could testify against him in a rape case. Michigan outlawed...

    Tags: Forestry and Timber, Punishment, Murder, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice

  18. May 28, 2013 |Story| Orlando Sentinel
  19. Execution looms for felon who raped, killed girl, 10

    Nearly 23 years ago, 10-year-old Christine McGowen was raped and murdered in her bed by a sex offender who sneaked into her northwest Orange County home.
    Nearly 23 years ago, 10-year-old Christine McGowen was raped and murdered in her bed by a sex offender who sneaked into her northwest Orange County home. On Wednesday, 56-year-old Elmer Carroll, who killed the fifth-grader who loved hide-and-seek,...

    Tags: Abusive Behavior, Murder, Prisons, Nintendo Company Ltd., Punishment

  20. Jun 3, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call
  21. Pennsylvania should abolish the death penalty

    Are you in favor of the death penalty? Why? Many people say we need it because the death penalty deters crime, but that is not true. In 2012, the National Research Council evaluated statistical studies only to conclude "that the studies do not provide evidence for or against the proposition that the death penalty affects homicide rates."
    Are you in favor of the death penalty? Why? Many people say we need it because the death penalty deters crime, but that is not true. In 2012, the National Research Council evaluated statistical studies only to conclude "that the studies do not provide...

    Tags: Prisons, Politics, Riegelsville, Martin O'Malley, Bethlehem Township (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)

  22. May 29, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  23. Should Gov. Scott speed up executions?

       Gov. Rick Scott is doing the right thing by taking his time before signing the Timely Justice Act.
       Gov. Rick Scott is doing the right thing by taking his time before signing the Timely Justice Act. And, after taking his time and thinking about it, he needs to veto it. This is the bill that would speed up the state’s death penalty process....

    Tags: Punishment, Prisons, Government, Regional Authority, Politics

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