Death Penalty Controversy

"...one of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought." - Albert Einstein

Calif attorney general asks federal appeals court to allow 1st state execution since 2006

Fed judge blocks Calif execution set for Thursday after reassessing new injection protocol

Officials: Calif governor delays execution by 45 hours for clemency request, appeals

CA attorney general says executions to be temporarily halted after Sept due to drug shortage

Some executions held up by shortage of lethal-injection drug; company cites supplier trouble

Calif. death row inmate asks court to halt execution, refuses to choose type of injection

Judge gives death row inmate 18 more hours to consider method of execution

CA inmate’s lawyer questions sudden scheduling of client’s execution in weeks before election

Judge refuses to reconsider decision paving way for execution of California death row inmate

Inmate’s lawyer questions sudden scheduling of his execution in weeks before election

Jerry Brown, California arguing for executions to resume in next week

Japan opens up secretive world of capital punishment by giving rare media tour of gallows

AP Interview: Lawyer for Iranian woman sentenced to death for adultery says she may be spared

Panel: Top Texas criminal judge accused of turning away death row inmate’s appeal can keep job

Career of Texas judge accused of turning away death row inmate’s appeal rests in board’s hands

Firing squad executes convicted killer Ronnie Lee Gardner at Utah prison

US Supreme Court denies appeals by condemned Utah inmate set for firing squad execution

Utah inmate chooses to die by firing squad, sparking debate on most humane execution method

At inmate’s request, Utah prepares firing squad; it moved away from method after bad publicity

Taiwan executes 4 inmates, first death sentences carries out since 2005

Attorneys ask judge to put Utah firing squad execution on hold as they appeal

Calif. killer’s life sentence highlights death penalty flaws; state has 700 stuck on death row

Condemned Utah killer chooses firing squad for June 18 execution

Court poised to sign death warrant for condemned Utah killer who could choose firing squad

Ohio inmate set for execution argues anesthesia allergy could complicate lethal injection

Mother of 7-year-old Fla. girl found in Ga. landfill supports death penalty in daughter’s case

Texas man convicted of killing 3 gets execution reprieve, asks for DNA to be tested

Texas man convicted of killing 3 seeks reprieve from pending execution for DNA to be tested

Texas judge takes back controversial ruling that declared the death penalty unconstitutional

Judge in Texas county that sends many inmates to death row says death penalty unconstitutional

Government supporters fire on car of an Iranian opposition leader after calls for executions

Iran’s opposition leader defiant in face of threats, says he is ready to die for his people