“Two wrongs don’t make a right. The death penalty is no way to impart justice,” says Erika Guevara Rosas, Americas Director at Amnesty International. In 2016, the US Supreme Court in Hurst v. Florida ruled that Florida’s capital sentencing law was unconstitutional. Yet, despite the ruling, Florida still has the second-largest death row in the nation and is fourth in the number of executions since 1976. Amnesty International wants Florida to abolish their death penalty but it’s an uphill battle. A new report released by Amnesty … [Read more...] about Amnesty International urges death penalty repeal
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Texas executes Mexican regardless of disapproval
The state of Texas executed a Mexican national despite international outcry and his repeated claims of innocence, according to a news report. The state also denied a request for new DNA testing of the victim. Ruben Cardenas Ramirez claimed innocence of the rape and murder of his 16-year-old cousin from 20 years ago in the Rio Grande Valley, reports the Houston Chronicle. Cardenas professed innocence up until his execution on Nov. 8. With 343 homicides in 2017, Baltimore “had the highest murder rate in its history, and by far the … [Read more...] about Texas executes Mexican regardless of disapproval