Author: stephenjkeim

Generally, executions around the world have further dropped in number but some countries, including Saudi Arabia, buck this favourable trend: https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2020/04/death-penalty-2019-saudi-arabia-executed-record-number-of-people-last-year-amid-decline-in-global-executions/

Death Penalty Project’s pioneer, Saul Lehrfreund, speaks inspirationally about how the work of DPP started and the progress made since then and the challenges still

In a split decision, a Federal Appeals Court removes injunction on Federal Executions but sends case back to lower court for further argument: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/trump-administration-can-resume-executions-but-not-just-yet-divided-appeals-court-rules/2020/04/07/492e703c-6224-11ea-b3fc-7841686c5c57_story.html

The UK government provided information to the US without seeking assurances that the death penalty would not be sought. That was not only immoral. It

They lost Richard Chipoka’s records. No one knew why he was sentenced to death in the first place. The death penalty is made even more

The Catholic Mobilising Network lauds Colorado’s abolition and relates it to changes in the Catholic catechism: https://catholicsmobilizing.org/in-the-news/catholics-laud-colorado-death-penalty-repeal

Good news from Colorado becomes official: https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/23/colorado-abolish-death-penalty/

MSNBC’s Last Word provides a powerful video explaining the contradiction of Alabama’s governor, Kay Ivey, claiming to be pro-life even as she carries out executions: