The people on death row
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On death row live the people who have been sentenced and are waiting to be executed. The wait can last years or decades, often in isolation, with a date that arrives or is put off again and again. It is a punishment inside the punishment, and in many countries the number of people held there is the hardest figure of all to obtain.
This page collects the news on the people on death row, on the conditions they are held in, and on the numbers the association is able to document.
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- MAY 18, 2015DEATH PENALTY
CALIFORNIA (USA): A VICTIM’S SON CHANGES HIS MIND ABOUT DEATH PENALTY
Clifford O'Sullivan was just six when he appeared in a California court at the trial of his mother's killer, Mark Scott Thornton. He gave a stirring sentencing testimony during which he asked for the 'bad man' to be killed.
MAY 9, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO INDONESIANS SPARED FROM DEATH PENALTY
Two Indonesians spared recently from the death penalty by a Malaysian court are slated to return soon to
- MAY 4, 2015MississippiDEATH PENALTY
USA - Mississippi. Willie Manning Becomes 153rd Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
USA - Mississippi. Willie Manning Becomes 153rd Person Added to the Death Penalty Information Center's Innocence List
- APRIL 30, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTY
MALAWI: TWO PRISONERS REMOVED FROM DEATH ROW
After many years of delay, the Courts in Malawi have been conducting sentencing hearings in the cases of prisoners who received mandatory death sentences prior to the landmark High Court ruling in 2007 which struck down the mandatory death penalty.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
USA - "Death Row USA, Winter 2015" Shows More Than 12% Drop in U.S. Death Row in Last Decade.
- APRIL 13, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Effects of the Death Penalty on Those Who Carry It Out.
USA - Effects of the Death Penalty on Those Who Carry It Out.
- APRIL 2, 2015DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): MAN EXONERATED AFTER 30 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton, 59, Black, released after granting the state's motion to dismiss charges against him.
- APRIL 2, 2015AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton released after 30 years on death row
USA - Alabama. Judge Laura Petro ordered Anthony Hinton released after 30 years on death row
MARCH 25, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: SIX MORE HANGED IN VARIOUS JAILS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
six more death row prisoners were executed in various jails across Punjab and Sindh provinces, bringing the number of executions to 59 since an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment was lifted in December.
MARCH 17, 2015DEATH PENALTYUSA: MOST DEATH PENALTY SENTENCES ARE OVERTURNED
“If a person is given a death sentence, what is his or her chance of actually being executed? Based on a
- MARCH 17, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Most death penalty sentences are overturned.
USA - Most death penalty sentences are overturned.
MARCH 5, 2015MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: JOHOR’S SULTAN PARDONS ELEVEN DEATH ROW PRISONERS
the Johor Pardon’s Board, chaired by Sultan Ibrahim Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, granted a full pardon to a man on death row and commuted the death sentence of 10 others to life imprisonment, which carries a maximum term of 20 years.
- MARCH 3, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Up Gov. Wolf's Death Penalty Moratorium
USA - Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Takes Up Gov. Wolf's Death Penalty Moratorium
FEBRUARY 23, 2015UgandaDEATH PENALTYUGANDA: MUSEVENI WANTS DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERERS
Presidenti Yoweri Museveni asked judges to sentence murderers to death.
FEBRUARY 17, 2015ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN GETS $189,000 FOR SIX YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A Chinese man who was freed after six years on death row following a wrongful murder conviction was
- FEBRUARY 13, 2015IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia not to execute prisoners on death
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to Indonesia not to execute prisoners on death
FEBRUARY 13, 2015PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTYUSA: PENNSYLVANIA SUSPENDS THE DEATH PENALTY
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced he had established a moratorium on executions until he receives and reviews a report on capital punishment in the state.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2015OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Judge Robert McClelland threw out the murder conviction of Anthony Apanovitch
USA - Ohio. Judge Robert McClelland threw out the murder conviction of Anthony Apanovitch
FEBRUARY 10, 2015MalawiDEATH PENALTYMALAWI: COURTS BEGIN RE-SENTENCING OF DEATH-ROW PRISONERS
Re-sentencing for some 170 death row inmates begins this Wednesday (February 11) as part of adherence
- FEBRUARY 5, 2015Papua New GuineaDEATH PENALTY
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: GOVERNMENT, 13 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW WILL BE EXECUTED THIS YEAR
- JANUARY 30, 2015DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA (DELAWARE): RELEASED FROM PRISON AFTER 23 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
- JANUARY 27, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nation Saw Record Number of Exonerations in 2014
USA - Nation Saw Record Number of Exonerations in 2014
- JANUARY 16, 2015WyomingDEATH PENALTY
USA - Wyoming. The Senate passed a bill that would introduce the firing squad.
USA - Wyoming. The Senate passed a bill that would introduce the firing squad.
JANUARY 15, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO MORE DEATH ROW PRISONERS HANGED IN KARACHI AND LAHORE
two more terror convicts were hanged in Karachi and Lahore, bringing to 19 the total number of death
JANUARY 11, 2015Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIA PAYS $1.87 MILLIONS TO SAVE MAID FROM DEATH ROW
the Indonesian government formally appealed to Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah to pardon a maid on death
- JANUARY 5, 2015PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR DEATH ROW CONVICTS ACQUITTED AND TWO DEATH WARRANTS SUSPENDED BY LAHORE HIGH COURT
- JANUARY 1, 2015BotswanaDEATH PENALTY
The death penalty has been on the books in Botswana since its independence from Great Britain in 1966.
The death penalty has been on the books in Botswana since its independence from Great Britain in 1966.
- JANUARY 1, 2015United StatesDEATH PENALTY
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
- JANUARY 1, 2015UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda’s penal code provides for 15 capital offences
Uganda’s penal code provides for 15 capital offences
- JANUARY 1, 2015ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
The Zambian penal code, section 43, foresees that the death penalty...
The Zambian penal code, section 43, foresees that the death penalty...