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Pennsylvania has fewest number of inmates on death row in nearly 25 years

Pennsylvania has fewest number of inmates on death row in nearly 25 years

by Kathleen Lucas | Sep 6, 2017 | News

September 6, 2017 More than a dozen inmates in Pennsylvania have been removed from death row this year, leaving the commonwealth with the fewest under a death sentence in nearly a quarter-century…
Pa. high court orders new death penalty hearing in ’84 murder of Germantown deacon

Pa. high court orders new death penalty hearing in ’84 murder of Germantown deacon

by Kathleen Lucas | Aug 22, 2017 | News

August 22, 2017 In a case that reignited scrutiny of Pennsylvania’s death penalty and the workings of the state’s highest court, an evenly divided Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ordered a new death penalty hearing for Terrance Williams, convicted and condemned in the...
Innocent man who survived 22 years on Pennsylvania death row speaks out

Innocent man who survived 22 years on Pennsylvania death row speaks out

by Kathleen Lucas | Jun 29, 2017 | News

June 29, 2017 An innocent man who survived 22 years in solitary confinement on death row has spoken out about living among some of America’s most dangerous criminals. …
Capital punishment too costly to justify

Capital punishment too costly to justify

by Kathleen Lucas | Jun 3, 2017 | News

June 3, 2017, Centre County voters favored a new DA, Bernie Cantorna, in the recent primary election. I can find no record of his position on capital punishment.…
Three Murders in Philadelphia

Three Murders in Philadelphia

by Kathleen Lucas | May 12, 2017 | News

May 12, 2017, In the early 1990s, the police arrested three men for crimes they didn’t commit. It’s taken more than 25 years for justice to be served.…
Arkansas’s Execution Spree and the Problems with Capital Punishment

Arkansas’s Execution Spree and the Problems with Capital Punishment

by Kathleen Lucas | Apr 25, 2017 | News

April 25, 2017, Over the past few weeks, the state of Arkansas has been trying to obtain warrants to execute eight death row inmates before the end of the month. The deadline was set in order to use the state’s supply of lethal injection drug midazolam before it is...
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