Ban on executing mentally ill inmates wins Texas House approval
The measure requires one more House vote before going to the Texas Senate, where similar bills have failed in previous legislative sessions.
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Texas House again moves to halt death sentences for mentally ill defendants
The chamber has repeatedly passed legislation in recent sessions eliminating the death penalty in cases of severe mental illness, but the issue has not gained traction in the more conservative Senate.
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$5M in NJ BRIDGE grants to build, support green workforce
The recipients of the Green Job Council’s $5 million NJ BRIDGE initiative grant award were announced March 27 in Newark.
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Texas judge delays execution of prisoner convicted of fellow inmate's 1997 strangling
A Texas judge has delayed the execution of Anibal Canales Jr., 58, who in 1997 strangled fellow Telford state prison inmate Gary Dickerson to death.
Source: foxnews.com
Arnett Gardens held by Humble Lion in JPL - Jamaica Observer
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Arnett Gardens scored deep into stoppage time on Sunday to earn a 1-1 draw against Humble Lion in their return round Jamaica Premier League game at Effortville Community Centre to ...
Source: jamaicaobserver.com
Judge delays next week's execution of Texas death row inmate
The scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate who was convicted in the killing of another prisoner has been delayed by a judge. Anibal Canales Jr. was set to
Source: theparisnews.com
MENTAL ILLNESS: Sally Satel op-ed: "The Flawed Case for Executing the Mentally Ill"
Supreme Court has prohibited capital punishment for those with intellectual disability (Atkins v. Virginia, 2002) and exempted those “who fail to…
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Source: deathpenaltyinfo.org
Execution delayed for Texas child killer who gouged out own eyes, ate one
Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas, who killed his estranged wife and two children in 2004 and later gouged out his eyes and ate one, had his execution date delayed.
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LEGISLATION: High Profile Cases in Texas Spur Legislative Activity on the Death Penalty
Prompted by the high-profile cases of Melissa Lucio, Andre Thomas, and John Ramirez, bills have been introduced in the Texas legislature to help prevent…
Source: deathpenaltyinfo.org
Execution delayed for Texas child killer who gouged out own eyes, ate one
Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas, who killed his estranged wife and two children in 2004 and later gouged out his eyes and ate one, had his execution date delayed.
Source: foxnews.com