When the Vicar of Christ speaks about the death penalty, shouldn’t the world listen? Pope Francis visited the United States two years ago and told Congress and the United Nations that he opposes the death penalty. He even went a step further, … [Read more...]
CLEMENCY PROJECT
Three criminal justice organizations are campaigning for more clemency initiatives. “The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and Families Against Mandatory Minimum (FAMM), backed by the Foundation for Criminal Justice ((FCJ), … [Read more...]
Prosecutors have great power over criminal cases
Prosecutors have taken over as “rulers” of the criminal justice system, curbing the influence of judges, a federal judge says. Draconian laws in recent years have shifted sentencing powers to prosecutors, wrote U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff in an … [Read more...]
Diabetic graduates learn self-awareness on more than just food
“Apply what you learn about self-awareness to what you eat” was the highpoint for the 2017 Fall Diabetic Program graduation in October. After 18 weeks of following lesson plans from a nutritional handbook collaboratively prepared by Chief Medical … [Read more...]
Three criminal justice organizations campaign for more clemency initiatives
Three criminal justice organizations are campaigning for more clemency initiatives. “The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM), backed by the Foundation for Criminal Justice (FCJ), … [Read more...]
Death penalty appeal to eliminate capital punishment
A well-known criminal lawyer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the death penalty case of Abel Daniel Hidalgo because he says it could wipe out capital punishment in America. “I have spent the last few years with my team looking for cases that … [Read more...]
Nevada plans to use execute using combination of unproven drugs
Nevada plans to use a combination of drugs for an execution that has never been used and its effectiveness is unproven, an investigative Global News story reports. Despite the growing opioid epidemic plaguing a large number of U.S. and Canadian … [Read more...]
CDCR officials seek new execution drug
California corrections officials are asking regulators to approve a revised method to carry out the death penalty. “The new regulations would allow California’s Death Row inmates at San Quentin State Prison to be executed using one of two different … [Read more...]
Lower crimes bring on gentrification
With the appearance of falling crime rates in the majority of inner cities, households with higher incomes are moving into more low-income neighborhoods, according to a report funded by the Annie E. Casey and the Open Society Foundations. From 1991 … [Read more...]
Death penalty ballot fails to impose strict inmate appellate deadlines
A key provision in last year’s death penalty ballot initiative to speed up executions failed to impose strict deadlines on how much time is allowed to resolve an appeal filed by an inmate’s attorney, according to the Los Angeles Times. “Proposition … [Read more...]
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