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The Cruelty of Death Row

By Steve Hall

That's the title of commentary in the Guardian today, written by columnist Alexander Chancellor.  It has the subhead, "In the US, murderers are executed - so it's odd that Americans think their justice system is superior to all other." As Amanda Knox starts her long wait in a Perugia prison for her appeal against her murder conviction to be heard, reports suggest that she is being well cared for. She shares a cell with a fellow American woman, is allowed to watch television, has won first prize in a creative writing competition, and is being regularly visited by nuns with whom (odd though it sounds) she spends time singing, reciting poetry and dancing. And according to an Italian MP who went to see her in jail, she believes that her "rights were respected" during her trial and still "has faith in Italian justice"...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 11, 2009 (boomark / email).