Supreme Court DNA Ruling; Study Shows DP Is No Crime Deterrent

THE RESULTS ARE IN.  The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 against prisoners having a right to post-conviction DNA testing that could be used to prove their innocence of crimes for which...

Troy Davis Appeal Denied by GA Court - No Surprise to Neal Family

GEORGIA DEATH ROW inmate Troy Davis has been denied an appeal again.  Davis has had three stays of execution. His case is based on witness testimony alone, and seven of the nine witnesses against Davis...

New Mexico May Execute Seven More Before Death Penalty Repeal

DEATH PENALTY SUPPORTERS in New Mexico who were disappointed recently when Governor Bill Richardson signed the the death penalty repeal bill have good reason for celebration today.  Governor Richardson...

Killing Inmates Is Costly~Cheaper to Watch TV (w/ Torture Videos)

Do you remember Johnny Taylor’s song from the 70’s entitled "It’s cheaper to keep her"?  The lyrics addressed the high cost of divorce as opposed to keeping one’s wife.  Some states are...

Guv: Death Penalty Dead in NM; DNA Frees Joseph Fears of OH

GOVERNOR RICHARDSON decided March 18 to approve the bill passed by New Mexico’s Senate putting an end to executions in that state.  Death row inmates will have their sentences commuted to life...

Supreme Court's DNA Deliberations, by Mary Neal

The United States Supreme Court heard arguments this week and is now deliberating on whether prisoners, including death row inmates, should be allowed to do DNA testing on evidence that was used to convict them...

(Updated) Troy Davis Granted Hearing Before 11th Circuit Court of Appeals on ...

TROY ANTHONY DAVIS, condemned Georgia man, will have another opportunity to present evidence before jurists to argue for a new trial.  The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to hear arguments by Davis'...

Another Stay of Execution for Troy Davis - New Trial Please?

Today, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court gave a last-minute reprieve to a Troy Davis, a Georgia man set to be executed Monday for the 1989 killing of an off-duty police officer although...

Troy Davis Update - Death Warrant Issued for Oct. 27

I received the following very heartbreaking news regarding Georgia death row inmate, Troy Davis, today: ********************Thanks for taking the time to support justice for Troy Davis and Officer MacPhail. If you...

Abolitionist Alert: Troy Davis Needs Help

The protests against Troy Davis' impending death by execution in the State of Georgia are loud and clear.  Many people who are not even death penalty opponents are against executing this...

UPDATED - Troy Davis Denied Clemency - Execution Set for September 23

The Georgia Pardon and Parole Board declined to issue a stay of execution for condemned man, Troy Davis, following its clemency hearing on September 12.  Amnesty International published a statement today that Troy Davis is scheduled to be...

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