Another botched execution, a two-hour ordeal in Arizona, underscores how poorly the death penalty serves justice.
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Tag Archives: The Death Penalty
Human Experimentation On America’s Death Rows
Clayton Lockett’s barbaric execution was not the first incident of its kind. The death penalty ensures it will not be the last.
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Rhode Island v. America On Capital Punishment
Kudos to Rhode Island for resisting capital punishment and refusing extradition – to the United States.
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The Executioner’s Tweet
Capital punishment is carried out in this country behind closed prison doors, not on network television — though, if we …
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We Need More Justices Like Stevens
The retirement of Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens will remove my favorite jurist from public life, but I am …
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Corporal Punishment At Home And At School
To end adult violence against children at home, let’s start by banning it at school.
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