United States 2017
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
News on United States in 2017
- DECEMBER 20, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 39 (or maybe 43) new death sentences in 2017
USA - 39 (or maybe 43) new death sentences in 2017
- DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
- DECEMBER 13, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
USA - Report: Deterrence is Based on Certainty of Apprehension, Not Severity of Punishment.
- DECEMBER 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Trump: Terrorism offenders deserve death penalty.
USA - Trump: Terrorism offenders deserve death penalty.
- DECEMBER 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - US executions reached 23 in 2017.
USA - US executions reached 23 in 2017.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi 'on scene commander', found guilty on terrorism charges.
USA - Ahmed Abu Khattala, Benghazi 'on scene commander', found guilty on terrorism charges.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
USA - Gallup Poll: Support for Death Penalty in U.S. Falls to a 45-Year Low.
- OCTOBER 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Report Documents “Dramatic Rise” in Republican Support for Death-Penalty Repeal.
USA - New Report Documents “Dramatic Rise” in Republican Support for Death-Penalty Repeal.
- OCTOBER 11, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - In Guantanamo, in the case of al Nashiri, the entire civilian legal team has quit the case over a secret ethical conflict.
USA - In Guantanamo, in the case of al Nashiri, the entire civilian legal team has quit the case over a secret ethical conflict.
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Study: Worst Crimes Carry Highest Risk of Bad Evidence, Wrongful Convictions.
USA - Study: Worst Crimes Carry Highest Risk of Bad Evidence, Wrongful Convictions.
- SEPTEMBER 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC Study Finds No Evidence that Death Penalty Deters Murder or Protects Police
USA - DPIC Study Finds No Evidence that Death Penalty Deters Murder or Protects Police
- SEPTEMBER 11, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Sixteen Years Later, No Date in Sight for Death-Penalty Trial of Alleged 9/11 Conspirators.
USA - Sixteen Years Later, No Date in Sight for Death-Penalty Trial of Alleged 9/11 Conspirators.
- SEPTEMBER 5, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
USA - "Death Row USA Spring 2017" as of April 1, 2017.
- AUGUST 23, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Massachusetts. Ninety years ago Italian immigrants and avowed anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed
USA - Massachusetts. Ninety years ago Italian immigrants and avowed anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti were executed
- AUGUST 21, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Johnson & Johnson speaks out against the planned use of Etomidate for the upcoming execution of Asay.
USA - Florida. Johnson & Johnson speaks out against the planned use of Etomidate for the upcoming execution of Asay.
- AUGUST 10, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - More Than 100 Rabbis Issue Statement Calling for End of Capital Punishment.
USA - More Than 100 Rabbis Issue Statement Calling for End of Capital Punishment.
- AUGUST 8, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Court of Appeals Invalidates Conviction of Native American for Murder on Tribal Lands.
USA - Oklahoma. Court of Appeals Invalidates Conviction of Native American for Murder on Tribal Lands.
- JULY 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New studies on american prisons
USA - New studies on american prisons
- JULY 1, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Police nationwide killed 492 people in the first six months of this year
USA - Police nationwide killed 492 people in the first six months of this year
- JULY 1, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Penalty, a new documentary film about the death penalty in the U.S. had its world premiere at London's East End Film Festival.
USA - The Penalty, a new documentary film about the death penalty in the U.S. had its world premiere at London's East End Film Festival.
- JUNE 26, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal government will not appeal vacated death sentence of Ronell Wilson.
USA - Federal government will not appeal vacated death sentence of Ronell Wilson.
- JUNE 12, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - An examination of data from the more than 30 death-row exonerations
USA - An examination of data from the more than 30 death-row exonerations
- MAY 10, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Statistical Brief from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents U.S. Death Penalty Decline.
USA - New Statistical Brief from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents U.S. Death Penalty Decline.
- MAY 5, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Winter 2017" updated to January 1, 2017.
USA - "Death Row USA Winter 2017" updated to January 1, 2017.
- APRIL 27, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to expand the federal death penalty.
USA - The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill to expand the federal death penalty.
- APRIL 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Pharma firms try to stop use of their products in Arkansas executions.
USA - Arkansas. Pharma firms try to stop use of their products in Arkansas executions.
- APRIL 10, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Carolina. Dylann Roof was given nine consecutive life sentences
USA - South Carolina. Dylann Roof was given nine consecutive life sentences
- APRIL 3, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 21st-century executions disproportionately involve prisoners diagnosed with mental illness
USA - 21st-century executions disproportionately involve prisoners diagnosed with mental illness
- MARCH 28, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas' Standard for Determining Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases.
USA - Texas. U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Texas' Standard for Determining Intellectual Disability in Capital Cases.
- MARCH 18, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Guantanamo Judge Setting USS Cole Bombing Trial for 2018.
USA - Guantanamo Judge Setting USS Cole Bombing Trial for 2018.