Tag: Death penalty controversy
Activists call for IOC to sanction Iran Olympic program
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — A group of athletes and human rights activists is calling on the IOC to sanction Iran's Olympic program for what it...
Texas’ longest serving death row inmate has sentence tossed
HOUSTON — An appeals court has overturned the sentence of Texas’ longest serving death row inmate, whose attorneys say has languished in prison for...
Court delays execution of inmate who slipped through cracks
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday delayed the execution of a convicted killer whose case federal public defenders said slipped through...
Shooter at Kansas Jewish centers appeals death sentence
LIBERTY, Mo. — An avowed anti-Semite who shot three people to death at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites in 2014 is asking the...
On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions
CHICAGO — On federal death row, prisoners fling notes on a string under each other’s cell doors and converse through interconnected air ducts. A...
Branson leads business group demanding end to death penalty
NEW YORK — Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson feels the time has come to galvanize business leaders in a movement to eradicate the death...
South Carolina push to resume executions with electric chair
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is dusting off its electric chair and trying to restart executions in the state after going nearly 10 years...
South Carolina push to resume executions with electric chair
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is dusting off its electric chair and trying to restart executions in the state after going nearly 10 years...
