Recent Capital Punishment Articles

Deutsche Welle - Some teachers, according to Deutz-Schroeder, know very little about certain aspects of the GDR, such as the fact that it practiced capital punishment or that income scales were far from equal. "We need to see improved teacher training on the subject ...

Press Democrat - Both men face numerous enhancements to the charges that could result in capital punishment. They are being held without bail at Sonoma County Jail. Both men are convicted felons and have served prison terms. Pulido has a prior strike offense that ...

St. Petersburg Times - The majority of the people are enthusiastic about capital punishment over rehabilitation, despite mounting evidence that innocent people may be put to death, that personal guilt is hard to prove, and that capital punishment debases the whole society ...

Dallas Morning News - While some deviation from standard court procedures might be tolerable for security reasons, a high-stakes capital punishment trial is not the time to grope for a balance. There is a better option for the American people, although ...

Seattle Times - Horne, speaking at a news conference in Tacoma, said that the families' support for the idea, combined with the huge cost of prosecuting capital-punishment cases and the unlikeliness that Tavares would ever be executed even if convicted, factored ...

ABC News - ... that were quietly amended two years ago open the possibility of execution by lethal injection at the military base in Cuba, experts said Tuesday. Any executions would probably add to international outrage over Guantanamo, since capital punishment is ...

CBS News - Any executions would probably add to international outrage over Guantanamo, since capital punishment is banned in 130 countries, including the 27-nation European Union. Conducting the executions on U.S. soil could open the way for the detainees ...

Winsford Guardian - After reading Sarah Gray's letter (February 6) I totally agree that the courts fail us. I truly believe that if the Government had a public referendum we would see the three Cs - conscription, corporal punishment and capital punishment - re-instated ...

Hampton Roads Daily Press - The Senate version of the bill is headed to the Courts of Justice Committee because of concerns over capital punishment. Virginia does not execute people if they are deemed mentally retarded, and lawmakers want to examine that portion of the state ...

Family Security Matters - I myself have concerns about capital punishment, especially the possibility that innocent people can be executed. However, the idea that the government of Mexico is often unwilling to cooperate with United States law enforcement officials in turning ...