Tag: death penalty

Idaho Legislature approves adding child sex abuse to first-degree murder charges for the death penalty bill. If passed into law, the bill takes effect July 1.

The Diocese of Boise condemns Idaho's firing squad bill, reaffirming the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty, emphasizing mercy and human dignity.

I started seeing all the posts vilifying Ahmaud Arbery. I should not be surprised. This is done to every person of color whose extra-judicial execution becomes public

In October the Washington State Supreme Court ruled capital punishment as unconstitutional, thereby abolishing the practice from the state’s criminal justice system.

Attorneys for a white man accused of killing nine black parishioners in a racially motivated attack at a South Carolina church a year ago argued that their client should not face the death penalty, asserting the punishment is unconstitutional.

While some legislators may need to twist into Gordian knots to reconcile their personal opposition with their need to remain electable, all but two agreed with us --- the death penalty needs to be abolished.

Becky O'Neil McBrayer's mother and step-father were murdered in 2006. On Oct. 20 she'll be in Spokane to share why she believes the death penalty should be abolished.