The Death Penalty Information Center released its new report, "Death Penalty in the United States," this week.
New DPIC Report on Death Penalty in the United States in 2015
You can read the full text of the report online here.
Among its key findings are:
• There were 28 executions in 6 states, the fewest since
Yesterday, the State of Georgia executed Brian Keith Terrell for the June 1992 killing of John Watson.
Terrell was convicted of murdering Watson after Watson demanded Terrell pay him back after Terrell forged some of Watson’s checks.
It was an execution by lethal injection. There are many who argue that Terrell was innocent of the
The 2015 American Values Survey by the Public Religion Research Institute has been released regarding capital punishment.
The researchers asked 2,695 Americans what they thought about the death penalty. (Click the above link to read the entire study.)
Here’s a great infographic from Death Penalty Information Center that summarizes the findings.
Death Penalty in Nevada
Few issues raise the passion of people as much as a discussion of capital punishment. The pro-death penalty crowd starts its argument from a moral base, often quoting the Bible as their source.
The anti-death penalty crowd has always attempted to counter the arguments with – wait for it – quotes
This week, a state supreme court held that the death penalty is unconstitutional — and banned all executions in the State of Connecticut. However, the holding is fact-specific to the situation in Connecticut. Three years ago, the state abolished capital punishment — but there were men sitting on Death Row already.
Connecticut Death Row Inmates
With all the fires being flamed over capital punishment in the United States and lots of discussion about ending the death penalty, it’s interesting to note that in many parts of the U.S.A., the death penalty remains viable and there are those who are working hard for executions by the state in their part of
This week, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by Florida Death Row inmate Timothy L. Hurst that brings another challenge to the constitutionality of the Florida statute allowing for capital punishment and how a jury works in assessing the death penalty.
Read the Supreme Court Order here. The sole question
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Note: This infographic comes from Daily Kos using data they found at the Death Penalty Information Center web site.
Regardless of the protections intended by Atkins v. Virginia, executions continue to proceed in this country of Death Row inmates with significant mental challenges. It’s something that Terry Lenamon is dedicated to fighting as part of his work in defending individuals facing capital punishment in the death penalty phases of their criminal trials.
The Death Penalty Information Center has published its year-end report regarding the Death Penalty in the United States. Florida (and Texas) figure prominently in the study.
Read the full text here, and the New York Times coverage of the DPIC report here.
