South Carolina inmate Richard Moore became the first to pick a firing squad execution under a new state law forcing inmates to choose between the alternative of the electric chair. This choice between "two unconstitutional methods of execution" may become more common as lethal injection drugs are increasingly scarce.

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Texas Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed’s Execution Halted According to the Dallas News, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has officially granted a stay and put the execution of Rodney Reed on hold. The decision was announced Friday evening after the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles suggested the execution be delayed for 120 days. The decision […]

Almost 30 years to the date since his arrest for allegedly shooting a police officer in Philly, political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal is no longer on Death Row.

It looks as though the highly controversial “Kill The Gays” law in Uganda is about to become a reality.

Between an insanity plea, requests to move the trial, etc., experts think it could be years before Jared Loughner gets sentenced in the January 8 Arizona shooting that made headlines across the country.

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Mumia Abu Jamal supporters are being asked to mobilize this Sunday @10AM til 2PM, on Market St, (bet. 5th & 6th Sts.) in the City of Brotherly Love; to demand that a Civil Rights Investigation be opened regarding his case. For more details Continue