The death penalty has no place in democratic Taiwan and should not be used as a political tool
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Death penalty update: On March 11, the Court of Criminal Appeals stayed David Wood’s execution. The court has not yet announced whether it will send the case back to the trial court to review the evidence of Wood’s innocence.
https://www.texasobserver.org/david-wood-execution-desert-killer/
The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
“They were accusing me of every unsolved crime on the planet.”
Despite numerous oversights and concerns with his case highlighted by his attorneys, David Wood is scheduled to be executed on Thursday. https://www.texasobserver.org/david-wood-execution-desert-killer/
#DeathPenalty #CriminalJustice #politics #USpol #news #Texas #prison #HumanRights
The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
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@chrisgeidner Firing squad!!!
The Taliban this week carried out a sentence of 74 lashes against a man who sang during “woman, life, freedom” protests 2 years ago—how are we any different from that?
Idaho desperately wants to build a facility to execute by firing squad. But nobody wants the contract
The Independent · Idaho desperately wants to build a facility to execute prisoners by firing squad. But nobody wants the contract
Jailhouse snitch testimony is considered a red flag by many legal experts. According to the National Registry of Exonerations, 256 people who have been exonerated of felonies in the United States since 1989 were convicted in a case using jailhouse informant testimony. Sixteen were from #Texas. https://www.texasobserver.org/david-wood-execution-desert-killer/
The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
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#RandyGardner, whose brother was killed by firing squad by the State of #Utah has become an anti-death penalty advocate and I hope for the elimination of the death penalty in the US.
This article is an effective explanation of why it's harmful to everyone affected.
#utpol #DeathPenalty #FiringSquad
https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/02/11/her-sister-was-murdered/
The Salt Lake Tribune · This unlikely pair changed some leaders’ minds about ending Utah’s death penalty. Will it be enough?Sharon Wright Weeks and Randy Gardner have spent decades living on the opposite sides of the criminal justice system — that of a victim’s family and of a killer’s — but both are now advocating for the same end: abolishing the death penalty in Utah.
Court filings reveal a bombshell: A former cellmate of one of the informants said he knows that the story the state used to convict Wood—the purported jailhouse confession—was made up with the help of El Paso police.
https://www.texasobserver.org/david-wood-execution-desert-killer/
The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
“I’ve been trying for 30 years to tell people I didn’t do this.”
New from Michelle Pitcher: For over a decade, the state has rebuffed attempts by David Wood's attorneys to have additional evidence tested for DNA. His execution is set for March 13. https://www.texasobserver.org/david-wood-execution-desert-killer/
The Texas Observer · David Wood, Set for Execution, Says He Was Never the 'Desert Killer'Wood’s attorneys have requested that more than 100 additional pieces of evidence be tested for DNA, but the state has opposed the request for over a decade.
Death penalty update: Richard Tabler, 45, is the second person scheduled to be executed in #Texas this year. His lethal injection is set to be carried out later today.
https://www.texasobserver.org/death-penalty-richard-tabler-2025/
The Texas Observer · When a Death Penalty 'Volunteer' Changes His MindRichard Tabler is scheduled to be executed February 13, making him the second person set to be killed by the state in 2025.
Richard Tabler is scheduled to be executed on Thursday, which will make him the second person executed by #Texas in 2025. We examine his complicated relationship with the criminal justice system during his case: https://www.texasobserver.org/death-penalty-richard-tabler-2025/
The Texas Observer · When a Death Penalty 'Volunteer' Changes His MindRichard Tabler is scheduled to be executed February 13, making him the second person set to be killed by the state in 2025.
Death penalty experts refer to people who forego part of their appeals in order to expedite their executions as “volunteers.” 39 people executed in Texas since the 1980s have sought to fast-track their executions. At times, Richard Tabler wants to be one of them. https://www.texasobserver.org/death-penalty-richard-tabler-2025/
The Texas Observer · When a Death Penalty 'Volunteer' Changes His MindRichard Tabler is scheduled to be executed February 13, making him the second person set to be killed by the state in 2025.
Death penalty update, via Michelle Pitcher: During his more than 15 years on death row, Richard Tabler alternately fought for his right to appeal and asked for death. His execution is now scheduled for February 13. https://www.texasobserver.org/death-penalty-richard-tabler-2025/
The Texas Observer · When a Death Penalty 'Volunteer' Changes His MindRichard Tabler is scheduled to be executed February 13, making him the second person set to be killed by the state in 2025.
Death penalty update: Steven Nelson is scheduled to be executed by the state of Texas today, over his role as lookout in a church robbery that turned fatal. https://www.texasobserver.org/innocence-death-penalty-2025-steven-nelson/
The Texas Observer · ‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny QuestionsSteven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
Earlier: Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
Nelson doesn't claim to be innocent. But do we have the right to kill him?
https://www.texasobserver.org/innocence-death-penalty-2025-steven-nelson/
The Texas Observer · ‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny QuestionsSteven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
The crime that landed Steven Nelson on #Texas’ death row took place 14 years ago in a North Texas church. Now, as his February 5 execution date looms, supporters—including his wife and a well-known priest—have rallied in front another church and appealed for mercy ahead of the state’s first scheduled execution of the year. https://www.texasobserver.org/innocence-death-penalty-2025-steven-nelson/
The Texas Observer · ‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny QuestionsSteven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
Congratulations to Keri Blakinger and company on the Oscar nomination for the short #documentary "I Am Ready, Warden."
Here's our review:
https://www.texasobserver.org/death-penalty-john-ramirez-documentary/
The Texas Observer · The Questions the Death Penalty Cannot Answer“I Am Ready, Warden,” a new short documentary, exposes the unresolved pain on all sides of a Texas execution.
“Best case scenario, we’re talking about someone who stepped over [possibly] dying people to steal a laptop. … There’s no way of making that look pretty.”
But does that mean the state has the right to execute Steven Nelson? https://www.texasobserver.org/innocence-death-penalty-2025-steven-nelson/
The Texas Observer · ‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny QuestionsSteven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
“Are we righteous enough to kill someone? Are we righteous enough to judge someone in that way?”
New from Michelle Pitcher: Steven Nelson doesn't claim to be ”innocent,” but his impending execution nonetheless raises serious issues around the death penalty ...
https://www.texasobserver.org/innocence-death-penalty-2025-steven-nelson/
The Texas Observer · ‘How Innocent Do They Have to Be?’: Texas’ First Scheduled Execution of 2025 Raises Thorny QuestionsSteven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.
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Presidents…have broad authority to grant #clemency as a tool to show mercy & address injustices…. Commutations cut short federal prison terms, & #pardons help former defendants obtain employment & regain #CivilRights….
#Trump used his power to help campaign donors, political allies & celebrities — many of whom went on to help him win a second term.
#Biden campaigned in 2020 to reduce the #prison population & do away with the federal #DeathPenalty.…