According to Reuters, New Hampshire abolished the death penalty on Thursday, becoming the 21st U.S. state to do so. Before the vote, New Hampshire was the last state in New England that allowed the execution of people convicted of grave crimes. New Hampshire state Senator Martha Hennessey, a Democrat, described the death penalty in a … [Read more...]
Synagogue Massacre Suspect Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges
The man accused of killing eleven people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh pleaded not guilty to new charges, according to Reuters. Robert Bowers was charged with additional federal counts, including hate crimes, for assaulting the Tree of Life synagogue in late October. The 46-year-old pleaded not guilty to the 19 new charges. Bowers now faces … [Read more...]
Death Penalty Support Falling According to Death Penalty Information Center Report
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) is a non-profit organization that studies the use of capital punishment in the United States. The DPIC does not hold a position of its own on the use of the death penalty but simply releases reports on its use throughout the 50 states. And, according to its report released in October 2018, support for the … [Read more...]
Special Administrative Measures Violate International Law, Study Claims
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and Yale Law School’s Allard K. Lowenstein’s International Human Rights Clinic recently released a report condemning the use of so-called Special Administrative Measures (SAMs), arguing that they violate International and US Laws. SAMs involve the extreme isolation of individuals, who may or may not be … [Read more...]
Florida Supreme Court Rules That A Unanimous Jury Is Required For Capital Sentencing
On Friday, October 14, 2016, Florida State Supreme Court ruled that capital sentencing may not be imposed without a unanimous verdict from a panel of jurors. The ruling is in response to a case which involved the sentencing of Timothy L. Hurst to death in 2000. During Hurst’s trial in 2000, a panel of jurors voted 7-5 in favor of capital … [Read more...]
