CA: Money for Death Penalty and Politicians; IOUs for Elderly

CALIFORNIA'S ELDERLY AND DISABLED citizens will soon get IOU vouchers rather than money, unlike the state's judges and politicians, who are to be compensated in hard cash.  California has a serious...

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...

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...

(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...

Troy Anthony Davis Granted Last Minute Stay of Execution by U.S. Supreme Court

TROY ANTHONY DAVIS, who was scheduled for execution at 7:00 p.m. today in Georgia's death chamber, was granted a last minute stay of execution by the United States Supreme Court.  The condemned man...

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...

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