United States 2013
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News on United States in 2013
- DECEMBER 19, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Death Penalty Information Center released its annual report on the latest developments in capital punishment
USA - The Death Penalty Information Center released its annual report on the latest developments in capital punishment
- DECEMBER 18, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Executions down 11.6% from last year.
USA - Executions down 11.6% from last year.
- DECEMBER 15, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Secretary of State John Kerry urges Texas to reconsider death sentence of Edgar Arias Tamayo, a Mexican citizen
USA - Texas. Secretary of State John Kerry urges Texas to reconsider death sentence of Edgar Arias Tamayo, a Mexican citizen
- DECEMBER 11, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US Congress's Asia and Pacific Subcommittee has also marked up a resolution on organ harvesting in China.
USA - US Congress's Asia and Pacific Subcommittee has also marked up a resolution on organ harvesting in China.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Former US president Jimmy Carter has called for a new nationwide moratorium on the death penalty
USA - Former US president Jimmy Carter has called for a new nationwide moratorium on the death penalty
NOVEMBER 11, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: JIMMY CARTER CALLS FOR FRESH MORATORIUM ON DEATH PENALTY
Former US president Jimmy Carter has called for a new nationwide moratorium on the death
- OCTOBER 29, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Support for death penalty lowest in four decades in US.
USA - Support for death penalty lowest in four decades in US.
- OCTOBER 29, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Releases Report Including State Murder Rates for 2012
USA - FBI Releases Report Including State Murder Rates for 2012
OCTOBER 29, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FBI RELEASES REPORT INCLUDING STATE MURDER RATES FOR 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice recently released its annual FBI Uniform Crime Report for 2012. The
OCTOBER 29, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SUPPORT FOR DEATH PENALTY LOWEST IN FOUR DECADES
Support for the death penalty is at a four-decade low in the United States, though most Americans --
- OCTOBER 7, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Georgia's unusual burden for proving mental retardation.
USA - Georgia. U.S. Supreme Court declines to review Georgia's unusual burden for proving mental retardation.
- OCTOBER 4, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - A new report: a minority of counties (2%) produce most death cases
USA - A new report: a minority of counties (2%) produce most death cases
- OCTOBER 3, 2013BelgiumDEATH PENALTY
Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian man jailed in Belgium in 2003 for planning to attack a Nato air base, was
Nizar Trabelsi, a Tunisian man jailed in Belgium in 2003 for planning to attack a Nato air base, was
OCTOBER 2, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ONLY 2% OF COUNTIES RESPONSIBLE FOR MAJORITY OF U.S. DEATH PENALTY
The Death Penalty Information Center released a new report: “The 2% Death Penalty: How
- SEPTEMBER 18, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 160,000 inmates have life sentences; of those 50,000 are ineligible for parole
USA - 160,000 inmates have life sentences; of those 50,000 are ineligible for parole
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: USE OF LIFE SENTENCES INCREASED
One in every nine inmates incarcerated across the country is now serving a life sentence
- SEPTEMBER 13, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
USA - “Death Row, USA Spring 2013” Now Available. The report is updated until April 1, 2013.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: ‘DEATH ROW, USA SPRING 2013’ NOW AVAILABLE
The latest edition of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund's Death Row, USA shows a continuation of
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Judge Nicholas Garaufis formally sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death
USA - Judge Nicholas Garaufis formally sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death
- AUGUST 14, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI Preliminary Crime Report for 2012
USA - FBI Preliminary Crime Report for 2012
- JULY 25, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a new penalty trial for Gary Lee Sampson
USA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has ordered a new penalty trial for Gary Lee Sampson
- JULY 24, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. A jury sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death for the second time
USA - Federal. A jury sentenced Ronell Wilson, 31, Black, to death for the second time
- JULY 23, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Sodium Thiopental Import Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court.
USA - Sodium Thiopental Import Ruled Illegal by Appeals Court.
JULY 23, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: SODIUM THIOPENTAL IMPORT RULED ILLEGAL BY APPEALS COURT
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously affirmed
- JULY 17, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - FBI review of 27 death penalty cases in which experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions
USA - FBI review of 27 death penalty cases in which experts may have exaggerated the scientific conclusions
JULY 17, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: FBI COULD BE AT FAULT IN 27 DEATH ROW CASES
A Federal Bureau of Investigation review of more than 21,000 cases has revealed 27 death
- JULY 11, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Jimmy Carter: Death Penalty Prompt Abuse of Women.
USA - Jimmy Carter: Death Penalty Prompt Abuse of Women.
- JULY 10, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - As of Mid-Year 2013, Pace of Executions Continues to Decline.
USA - As of Mid-Year 2013, Pace of Executions Continues to Decline.
- JULY 10, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: AS OF MID-YEAR 2013, PACE OF EXECUTIONS CONTINUES TO DECLINE
In the first half of 2013, six states carried out 18 executions. In the same period last year, there
- JULY 5, 2013United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New ABA Report on Criminal Justice and the Death Penalty
USA - New ABA Report on Criminal Justice and the Death Penalty