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| Iran: Man hanged in public from Death Penalty News |
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A man was hanged in public in the northern Iranian city of Ghaemshahr early this morning November 15., reported the Iranian daily newspaper Kayhan. The man was identified as "A. B." (24) and was sentenced to death in 2007, convicted of raping a woman according to the report. The man was hanged in public, near "Velayat" square of Ghaemshahr. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, spokesperson of Iran Human Rights said:" We strongly condemn excessive use of death penalty by the Iranian authorities". He added: "Todays public hanging in Ghaemshahr was also an insult and act of terror against the public." Source: Iran Human Rights , Nov. 15, 2009 It's not about what they did. It's about what we do.
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| Texas: Death sentences have dropped sharply after life without parole became possible from Death Penalty News |
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While the debate over capital punishment rages anew in Texas, new inmates going to death row have hit a 35-year low as prosecutors are pushing for fewer death sentences and, many believe, juries have become less willing to give them. Various factors have contributed to a stark decline in death sentences and a dramatic shake-up in the ranking of counties that use it the most. The biggest game-changer appears to be the introduction of life without parole as an option for juries in 2005, according to several prosecutors and defense lawyers. The change in state law represented a huge shift for jurors in capital cases, who previously were responsible for choosing either the death penalty or a life sentence in which a convicted killer could be eligible for parole in 40 years. "With life without parole being a viable option now, [juries] feel a lot more comfortable that that person is not going to be let out back into society," Tarrant County District Attorney Joe Shannon said. "We ...
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| The flaws of lethal injection from Death Penalty News |
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It's a preferred method of executing inmates, but so much can -- and has -- gone wrong that states need to take a hard look at their procedures. It has been a year and a half since the Supreme Court ended the nationwide moratorium on lethal injections, finding that Kentucky's three-drug protocol had adequate safeguards to protect inmates from "cruel and unusual" punishment. But in California, executions remain on hold, as they have been for more than three years. Some have urged the governor and others to move things along. They point to executions without incident, like Tuesday's of John Allen Muhammad in Virginia. But other recent executions compel a contrary conclusion: We still haven't found a way to get it right. The latest debacle came in September, when Ohio botched its third lethal injection execution in as many years. The saga began when corrections officials could not find a vein during the execution of Romell Broom. They tried for two hours, sticking Broom a ...
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| Nebraska's three-drug cocktail challenged from Death Penalty News |
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Death Penalty Opponents Vow Lengthy Battle Expert: Inmates Suffer When Given 3-Drug Injection Death penalty opponents have vowed lengthy legal battles if the state adopts a 3-drug cocktail to carry out death sentences. As the state sets up protocols to administer lethal injections, many are questioning just how humane is the method. A death penalty expert who testified at a public hearing Monday said Nebraska intends to paralyze people before the state kills them. "6 out of the last 11 people executed in California were likely awake and conscious as the excruciatingly painful potassium chloride entered their veins," said Ty Alpers of the Death Penalty Clinic. After a botched execution in September, Ohio switched to a single strong does of anesthesia. It's similar to how animals are euthanized. "There a so many problems with what Nebraska is trying to do here," said Nebraska Civil Liberties Union's Amy Miller. The organization and others det ...
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| Elusive and Deeply Personal from For Victims, Against the Death Penalty |
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Thanks to Michael Landauer of the Texas Death Penalty blog for the very nice mention the other day. Michael quotes from several of our recent posts and writes: A lot has been written this week about the notion of seeking closure in the DC sniper execution. Today's Viewpoints page had an interesting column that tackled the subject. Naseem Rakha wrote: "Of all the arguments in support of capital punishment, perhaps the most emotionally compelling is that it provides "closure" for the loved ones of murder victims." But real closure is elusive and deeply personal. It's unmeasurable, if it exists. That's true for any kind of grief, I suppose. I've been very impressed with Susannah Sheffer's blogs on this topic in the past few weeks. She really seems to have a grasp on the current topics dealing with closure over on the Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights blog. I in turn highly recommend the Dallas Morning News death penalty blog, the description of which reads: This blog is the ...
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| Two young men hanged in western Iran from Death Penalty News |
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Two young men were hanged in the prison of Hamedan, western part of Iran, reported the state run Iranian news agency ISCA news today November 14. The men were identified as Habib (21) and Mohammad (age not mentioned) and were convicted of rape and murder of a 9 year-old girl identified as Zinat in 2008, according to the report. Iran Human Rights underlines that the charges mentioned in the report are not confirmed by independent sources. We are also investigating further about the full identity and age of those executed today. Source: Iran Human Rights , Nov. 15, 2009 It's not about what they did. It's about what we do.
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| Biros Scheduled to be First in Nation to Die by New Method from Death Penalty News |
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Ohio's death chamber is set to resume executions next month using a single drug that has been used in the U.S. to euthanize pets but never to put condemned prisoners to death. Barring legal challenges, condemned inmate Kenneth Biros is scheduled December 8 to be the first prisoner in the nation to be executed using a single dose of the drug thiopental sodium instead of the combination of three drugs that the state had been using. A federal judge had temporarily halted Biros' execution because of the botched execution of Romell Broom in September, which prompted the new execution method announced Friday. Executioners couldn't find a suitable vein on Broom to administer the lethal drugs, and he walked away from the execution chamber after the governor issued a temporary stay. In announcing plans to switch to a one-drug method by Nov. 30, Ohio waded into uncharted waters. Death penalty opponents praised the new rules as a step forward albeit one that has never been tried on prisone ...
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| Ohio's One-Drug Protocol in the Press from Death Penalty News |
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Governor Supports New Lethal Injection Method Ohio's revised method of executing death row inmates by lethal injection gets the okay from the Governor. Friday, the Ohio Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation announced the state will switch from a three-drug injection, to a single injection into one vein. The new method will also have a back-up muscle injection. Ohio's old method came under fire after a death row inmate walked away from a botched execution attempt. In a statement, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland said, "I believe the department's assessment and recommendation for changes to the current lethal injection protocol are reasonable, and in accordance with Ohio's lethal injection law." Barring legal challenges, condemned inmate Kenneth Biros is scheduled, December 8, to be the first prisoner in the nation to be executed using the new method. Source: WYTV News, Nov. 15, 2009 **************************** Ohio to change way it executes prisoners State will ...
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| U.S.: Prominent state challenges to lethal injection from Death Penalty News |
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Here are some states where there have been recent high-profile challenges to the lethal-injection death penalty method: California : A federal judge has suspended executions until prison officials fix the deficiencies he identified in the lethal-injection process. Maryland : Executions were halted in June as new execution protocols submitted by Gov. Martin O'Malley are examined by a legislative panel. O'Malley, a death penalty opponent, waited to submit the new rules in a failed attempt to give the Legislature time to repeal the death penalty. Missouri : The execution process resumed this year for the first time in nearly 4 years but was stalled in June when the state's chief justice said the court was unlikely to schedule any future executions until legal challenges were resolved over the training and competence of the state's execution team. Arizona : Executions have been on hold since 2007 as the U.S. Supreme Court reviewed Kentucky's lethal-injection method. Kentucky's ...
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| Iran: Gilan Mohammadi and Gholamali Eskandari acquitted and released from Death Penalty News |
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A man and a woman were released from prison in the central Iranian city of Esfahan on 4 October following their acquittal in a retrial after their convictions for "adultery while being married" were quashed by the Head of the Judiciary. Gilan Mohammadi and Gholamali Eskandari had been held in Esfahan Central Prison since 2003. They were sentenced to death by stoning probably in 2005 or 2006. Their sentences had been confirmed by the Supreme Court some time in 2008. In January 2009 human rights defenders and lawyers Mohammad Mostafaie and Shadi Sadr attempted to become their legal representatives but were prevented from doing so by several prison and judicial officials. In an interview printed in the 15 January issue of the Iranian newspaper 'Etemad-e Melli, Shadi Sadr, said that the action of the judicial officials in Esfahan was unlawful, and that these two people had been denied their right to legal representation. She said that she and her colleague intended to complain about thi ...
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