Alabama Executes Joe Nathan James Jr. Despite Repeated Pleas From Victim’s Family To Spare His Life
The victim's daughter said her mother would have forgiven him.
Tag: death penalty
UPDATE: South Carolina Inmate Chooses Firing Squad Over Electric Chair In Scheduled Execution
Three firing squad members will be behind the wall, with rifles facing the inmate through an opening. 😱
South Carolina Schedules First Execution, Giving Inmate A Choice To Die By Firing Squad Or Electric Chair
Damn...talk about cruel and unusual punishment.
Dylan Roof Denied Request For Hearing To Challenge Death Sentence Appeal
In 2017, he became the first individual to be sentenced to death for a federal hate crime in the United ...
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Pardons Martinsville Seven 70 Years After Execution for Rape
“This is about righting wrongs,” Northam said. “We all deserve a criminal justice system that is fair, equal, and gets ...
Timmy Kinner Pleads Guilty To Mass Stabbing That Killed 3-Year-Old At Her Birthday Party
Whether or not Timmy Kinner is mentally competent or not, he needs to be off the street.
Virginia To Become the First Southern State To Abolish the Death Penalty
Although this doesn't change the inequities in the prison system, it's a step in the right direction.
