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Connecticut abolishes death penalty

Connecticut abolishes death penalty

Capital punishment has been abolished in Connecticut, the 17th state to end executions. Gov. Dannel Malloy signed the legislation this afternoon, without a public ceremony, the Waterbury American-Republican reports from…

Connecticut may be the latest state to repeal the death penalty

Connecticut may be the latest state to repeal the death penalty

The Connecticut Senate on Thursday voted to repeal the death penalty, setting the stage for Connecticut to join several states that have recently abolished capital punishment.…

Obama signs order to close Guantanamo

Obama signs order to close Guantanamo

Promising to return America to the "moral high ground" in the war on terrorism, President Obama issued three executive orders Thursday to demonstrate a clean break from the Bush administration,…

Stephen Lawrence murder: Dobson and Norris found guilty

Stephen Lawrence murder: Dobson and Norris found guilty

Two men have been convicted of the racist murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, 18 years after he was stabbed to death near a south London bus stop. Gary Dobson…

Bishop Tutu calls for Mumia release

Bishop Tutu calls for Mumia release

Bishop Desmond Tutu; “Now that it is clear that Mumia should never have been on death row in the first place, justice will not be served by relegating him to…

Mumia’s death sentence confirmed unconstitutional by Supreme Court

Mumia’s death sentence confirmed unconstitutional by Supreme Court

Today the United States Supreme Court rejected a request from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to overturn the most recent federal appeals court decision declaring Mumia Abu-Jamal’s death sentence unconstitutional.…

Government to apologise to Alder family over police custody death

Government to apologise to Alder family over police custody death

The government will formally apologise through the European court of human rights (ECHR) to the family of Christopher Alder, a black ex-soldier who choked to death in handcuffs on the…

Two HMP Preston officers charged after death of inmate

Two HMP Preston officers charged after death of inmate

Two prison officers have been charged following the death of an inmate at a Lancashire jail. Christopher Oldham, 36, was found hanging in his cell in HMP Preston on 21…

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