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More on Cost
Posted on February 26, 2009"Global financial crisis could put an end to the US death penalty," is by Tom Leonard in the UK's Daily Telegraph.Capital cases are typically more expensive because trials take longer, involve more lawyers and more frequently lead to appeals.Anti-capital punishment...
Rallying Montana
Posted on February 26, 2009"Actors promote abolition of the death penalty," is Joe Menden's report in the Helena Independent Record.Actor Mike Farrell has many reasons for opposing the death penalty.His list is a familiar one to those who have followed the capital punishment debate:...
Rallying Maryland
Posted on February 26, 2009"Senate may debate death penalty repeal," is Julie Bykowicz's report in today's Baltimore Sun.An effort led by Gov. Martin O'Malley to end capital punishment in Maryland could be days away from a full Senate debate, a significant move forward for...
Editorial Roundup
Posted on February 26, 2009There are editorials today from Kansas and Florida. The Wichita Eagle has, "Death penalty costly, isn't working." Credit state Sen. Carolyn McGinn, R-Sedgwick, with getting a legislative hearing today for her proposed repeal of the death penalty. That alone is...
Perry's Pandering to the Far Right
Posted on February 26, 2009That's the title of Lisa Falkenberg's latest news column in today's Houston Chronicle. LINKIn a gubernatorial contest against fellow Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Perry is, hands down, the Right candidate. Make that Far Right. Righter by the day, it...
In Virginia
Posted on February 25, 2009"Expansion of "triggerman rule" goes to Kaine," by Jim Nolan is in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch.A bill that could expand application of the death penalty and a bill that would prohibit text messaging while driving are among notable measures that are...
In New Mexico
Posted on February 25, 2009"Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Voice Support for New Mexico Legislative Action To Outlaw Death Penalty," is the news release from the Carter Center.Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, hailed the New Mexico legislature's actions to outlaw the...
The Texas View of Cost Savings in Criminal Justice
Posted on February 25, 2009"Economy Could Impact Prison Policies," is Lydia Crafts' report on KUT this morning. You can listen to her report at the link.The economic downturn has states across the U.S. looking at ways to reduce its prison population. Texas has the...
More on the Keller Front
Posted on February 25, 2009"A faulty ethical compass makes Judge Sharon Keller unfit for the bench," is the editorial in today's Houston Chronicle.It was late afternoon, and a repairman was due at her house. This is what apparently was on the mind of Judge...
The High Cost of the Death Penalty
Posted on February 25, 2009"Citing Cost, States Consider End to Death Penalty," is Ian Urbina's report in today's New York Times. Here are two extended excerpts:When Gov. Martin O?Malley appeared before the Maryland Senate last week, he made an unconventional argument that is becoming...
Black History Month, Slavery, and the Death Penalty
Posted on February 25, 2009That's the title of Diann Rust-Tierney's post at Huffington Post. LINK Diann is the executive director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Here are two extended excerpts from this must-read:When one hears the term "abolitionists" one automatically...
In Utah
Posted on February 25, 2009"Shurtleff urges activism over death penalty appeals," by Ben Winslow is in the Deseret News.Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is cranking up the phone tree by urging his constituents to call their lawmakers to support a controversial bill that gives...
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District Judge Upholds Texas' Moment of Silence Law
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Irving, Texas Losing Students Due To Immigration Crackdown?
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Two New USCIS Training Centers To Open In North Texas
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Comprehensive Explanation of Irving, Texas Immigration Situation
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