The Obama administration has expressed strong opposition to Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which has included the death penalty as a possible punishment, in the past. But neither the White House nor the State Department had comment Friday on the latest consideration of the bill.
Touting his record of helping to reform the death penalty as a state Senator in Illinois, Obama promised his 2008 plan to reform the death penalty, and issue he has talked about little since talking office. Also in the campaign plan, Obama said he’d sign a bill to to “ban racial profiling” under federal law, another issue the President has talked about little since taking office. Supporters of the President, however, point to his efforts to stop Arizona’s new immigration as a sign he is keeping with his pledge.
Rick Perry being the most prolific practitioner of capital punishment in the United States received spontaneous and rapturous applause at the Republican presidential primary debate. They weren’t applauding Rick Perry’s response, mind you, but Brian Williams simply stating the Texas governor’s record of sending 234 people to their death. Your modern GOP, ladies and gentleman. Watch Video ›
Despite being one of the more barbaric forms of capital punishment (as if there are forms that are not), stoning is a surprisingly procedural practice. Here is a break down of the method used when stoning a human being to death. View List ›
A death row inmate who had used a gun to fatally shoot two men suffered the same fate Friday morning as he was executed by a team of marksmen—the first time Utah used the firing squad to carry out a death sentence in 14 years.
Utah is set to execute a condemned killer by firing squad shortly after midnight Thursday, reviving an old West style of justice that hasn’t been used for at least 14 years and that many criticize as archaic.
No words. [Ed. note: A simple, beautiful anti-death penalty PSA produced for Amnesty International by Digital District. ] Watch Video ›
There are a variety of ways that states kill prisoners on death row, including by firing squad. Injection is (by far!) the favorite method, but the old noose is still hanging on. Ha! Capital punishment pun! View List ›
Left-wing blogs and news sites are talking about about “death penalty.” We’re tracking the latest headlines on this topic and update this page with links as they come in. Read More ›
Right-wing blogs and news sites are talking about about “death penalty.” We’re tracking the latest headlines on this topic and update this page with links as they come in. Read More ›
