The Death Penalty Information Center keeps track of executions in the United States and you can review the list, which includes name, date of death, which state executed the person, and more online here (click on the image):
Florida Death Penalty Documentary: Cameras Allowed On Florida’s Death Row
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A documentary worth your time to watch, here’s the description from YouTube:
Robert Sullivan (EXECUTED), Dane T. Gafford (Danny Gafford( (INCARCARATED), and Dennis Whitney (DIED A PRISONER) tell their stories about the DEATH PENALTY and is it right or wrong. Filmed in 1980, “On Location: Death Row Florida State Prison”, represents the first time
Sister Helen Prejean on Race and the Death Penalty (DPIC on Pinterest)
Timely Justice Act Challenge Is Pending While Death Row Inmate Marshall Gore’s Execution Re-Set Causes Controversy
Florida Governor Rick Scott delayed the execution of Marshall Lee Gore back in mid-August, writing a letter to the Florida State Prison warden with a re-set of the execution day to October 1, 2013.
Gore Gets 20 More Days of Life In Controversial Circumstance
This happened shortly after the Florida Supreme Court ruling that considered
ACLU Slideshow – Texas Death Row Cell
The ACLU has a slideshow of various photographs demonstrating the horror of living on Texas’ Death Row. Check it out here.
One example — this photo of one man’s cell on Texas Death Row — here is where the inmate must eat, sleep, read, etc.
No wonder the ACLU has entitled their piece "a
Texas Will Execute 500th Death Row Inmate Today: Kimberly McCarthy Will Die at Six O’Clock This Afternoon
For those of you who saw Terry Lenamon during one of his many visits to Nancy Grace several weeks ago, to discuss the Jodi Arias sentencing phase, you may have heard some questions raised on the death penalty application to women as opposed to men.
Do juries really sentence women to die? Are women
Florida Execution of Larry Eugene Mann Scheduled for April 10, 2013
Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed the death warrant for Larry Eugene Mann, who sets on Florida’s Death Row after being convicted of kidnapping and first degree murder of Elisa Nelson, 10 years old, in November 1980.
The Execution of Larry Eugene Mann is currently scheduled by the Florida Department of Corrections for
Texas and Ohio Still Have Active Execution Schedules; Other States – Not So Much.
With thanks to Amnesty.org for keeping track of the national execution schedule (correct as of February 6, 2013), let’s consider what is going on in the United States right now. In all the states that allow for capital punishment, consider this:
- There are 27 executions scheduled from March 1, 2013 to December 31, 2015 right
Texas Death Row: See Where They Live Their Lives While Waiting to Die
Terry and I had discussed posting on another matter this week, but this YouTube video literally made me nauseous as tears ran down my face so we’ll be posting on that news story next week and we’re sharing this with you today.
Please watch this and think about what it means to serve time on
More on New Movie “West of Memphis” – Please See This Film Says Terry Lenamon
Terry Lenamon went to see the early screening of the new documentary West of Memphis in New York City (see our earlier post) and he’ll be sharing his experiences here in a later post … meanwhile, Terry’s very excited about spreading the word about this film and generating public awareness about this case.
It’s opening