California State Legislation permits prosecutors to resentence individuals if their sentence further serves no interest of justice, according to … [Read more...]
Death penalty cases and executions at record low
Capital punishment and the imposition of new condemned sentences hit a new low nationwide in 2023, according to the National Reporter. The Death … [Read more...]
STATE SET TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
The state of Alabama is resuming executions after a three-month delay in the wake of problems with lethal injections that forced the cancellation of … [Read more...]
Controversia por ejecuciones fallidas en Alabama
Ejecuciones por inyección podrían ser suspendidas La gobernadora Kay Ivey, está poniendo una pausa al sistema de la pena capital después de tres … [Read more...]
No executions in California in 17 years
It has been more than 17 years since California last executed one of its Death Row residents in January 2006. Administrative processes, … [Read more...]
DOJ faces backlash over lack of transparency in prisoner deaths
The Department of Justice is facing bipartisan criticism from U.S. senators for its lack of transparency in reporting deaths of incarcerated persons … [Read more...]
Pharmaceutical companies want to manufacture death drugs in secret-IDAHO
A new bill prohibiting drug supplier transparency on lethal injection drugs has reached the full Idaho Senate. A 5-4 vote pushed the bill to the … [Read more...]
Report: California’s death penalty ‘beyond repair’
A committee on penal code revisions recommended abolishing California’s death penalty, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Voters have twice … [Read more...]
The end of the line for Death Row?
California begins the process of repurposing Death Row housing units The nation’s largest Death Row is now in its final throes, as Gov. Gavin … [Read more...]
Supreme Court considers ministers’ presence in death chamber during execution
A Death Row inmate’s religious request to have his pastor place hands on him during his execution is being examined by Supreme Court Justices, said … [Read more...]