Mississippi Executes Its Fourth Death Row Inmate Of 2012

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Mississippi Executes Its Fourth Death Row Inmate Of 2012 Published by Jeffrey Hess on 05 Jun 2012 10:49pm Mississippi has executed its fourth death row inmate of the year. MPB’s Jeffrey Hess reports the state executed Henry Curtis Jackson who was convicted of the stabbing four of his nephews and nieces to death in 1990. “So I stand before you today and say, God is love. And I love my brother Curtis because of who he was not because of the man he became that night,” That’s Regina Jackson following the execution of her brother 47-year old Henry Curtis Jackson Tuesday night.

 Jackson was the mother of two of the children stabbed to death and also survived five stabs wounds to her neck. In the days leading up to the execution, she asked the Governor to stay the execution and give her brother a life without parole sentence. “I believe in being punished but not the death penalty. God said in his word to forgive each other. And if we don’t forgive each other than god cannot forgive us. So let us come together as a nation with love towards sisters and brothers,” Jackson said. Jackson appeared to accept his execution calmly, having confessed to the murders of the children…all under 5 years old…earlier in the day Strapped to the gurney, Jackson kept his eyes closed in the minutes before his death; his breathing slow and steady.

When asked if he has any final words he only replied ‘no, I do not’….his eyes remained closed He took three deep shuttering breaths as the lethal injection chemicals entered his body…he was declared dead at 6:13 p.m. Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says Jackson was solemn throughout the day, accepting responsibility for the crime. “Finally I just went on and asked him did drugs have anything to do with his crime. And he said ‘I am not going to blame it on drugs’. He said he went there to do one thing. And I did another.

 And he admitted that he did commit the crime,” Epps said. This is the fourth execution of the year. The fifth execution is set for next week for death row inmate Jan Michael Brawner. 0 2 0Reddit0Fark0Email2ShareThis Images Regina Jackson.

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Archives 37 AZ Inmates Have Died In Two Years of Violence, Mistreatment I couldn´t hear a Cry for them!

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5, June 04, 2012 09:53
37 AZ Inmates Have Died In Two Years of Violence, Mistreatment
Arizona‘s prison system has two death rows, says he Arizona Republic in the first in a series. One is made up of the 126 inmates officially sentenced to death. The other death row, the unofficial one, reaches into every prison in Arizona’s sprawling correctional system. No judge or jury condemned anyone in this group to death. They die as victims of prison violence, neglect, and mistreatment.

Over the past two years, this death row has claimed the lives of at least 37 inmates, more than five times the number executed from the official death row. Among them are mentally ill prisoners locked in solitary confinement who committed suicide, inmates who overdosed on drugs smuggled into prison, those with untreated medical conditions, and inmates murdered by other inmates. Correctional officers and other staff who work with inmates say many of these deaths are needless and preventable. Arizona will spend $1.1 billion this year to lock up its 40,000 prisoners.

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This Man, I am sure, is trembling today…

 

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Death row inmate Hank Skinner’s decade-long fight for DNA testing, which he hopes will prove his innocence in a grisly West Texas triple murder, will take center stage this morning in the state’s highest criminal court….

Who is able to pray for him, please, do this! Let the light shine about this innocent man!

Prosecutors Filed a Last-Minute Appeal … & A Federal Judge Stayed the Scheduled Execution

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Reuters) – Prosecutors filed a last-minute appeal to keep a Delaware death row inmate in prison on Wednesday, setting back prospects the convicted killer could be freed.

Reuters Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst and Daniel Trotta)

                   Please, read the whole story there!

Reuters) – A federal judge stayed the scheduled Ohio execution of convicted killer Charles Lorraine on Wednesday, ruling that the state had failed to follow agreed-on reforms for applying the death penalty.

(Reporting by David Bailey; Editing by Greg McCune)

The Independent Washington Wrote: Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer: The Day will come when Ohio no longer has the death penalty! BRAVO!!!

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer: ‘The day will come when Ohio no longer has the death penalty’

But as long as capital punishment remains in the state, Justice Paul Pfeifer favors the electric chair over lethal injection

By David S. Lewis Alternet.org
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 12:04 pm

• When Justice Paul Pfeifer undertook a crusade to restore the death penalty in Ohio in the early 1980s, he was a state senator.  Now a state Supreme Court justice, Pfeifer wants to see it done away with altogether.

Alongside the family members of both murder victims and death row exonerees, Pfeifer testified before state legislators Wednesday in favor of House Bill 160, which would abolish the death penalty in Ohio. Afterward, Pfeifer told reporters at the Ohio Statehouse that Ohio’s death penalty policy no longer serves the state, and that capital punishment should be abolished.

Pfeifer noted that, while he has a duty to follow the law, he is also obligated to “step forward and advocate for changes that would lead to improvement.”

“I think abolishing the death penalty would be a… please, read more and watch that video: IndependentWashington & ALTERNET.org

 

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Hank Skinner: Texas Execution Stayed! Thank God!

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Texas Execution Stayed

Texas’ highest criminal court this month stayed an impending execution date for Hank Skinner, who is seeking DNA tests on evidence that could prove his innocence.

Thousands of Innocence Project supporters spoke up for Skinner by calling on prosecutors to grant DNA tests. Stay tuned to the Innocence Blog for updates on the case.

And thousands of people in Germany & Europe spoke up for Hank Skinner.

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Hank Skinner: German Newsletter wrote:

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Troy Davis and Beyond: Panel Discussion Amnesty International Nov.21…

	In the upcoming months, Amnesty has lots of exciting things happening in the Mid-Atlantic Region! Want to watch a captivating film about an activist who was shot for protecting the Amazon rainforest? Or learn more about the death penalty in the United States? How about being a part of a “human chain” between the White House and U.S. Capitol in protest of 10 years of unlawful counter-terrorism detentions at Guantanamo? Check out some of the Mid-Atlantic events Amnesty is shining a light on now: Throughout the U.S. Washington, D.C. Or find other events happening near you: Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia Throughout the U.S. What:   National Day of Action Against Guantanamo When:   Wednesday, January 11 Where:   Washington, DC or organize an event near you! Get specific event location Description:   To mark the 10th anniversary of unlawful counterterrorism detentions at Guantanamo, we’re gathering in Washington, DC to create a “human chain” between the White House and the Capitol in protest. But even if you can’t make it to DC, we hope you’ll join us in solidarity by hosting an event in your community. What:   Write for Rights — Amnesty’s Global Write-a-thon When:   Saturday, December 3 – Sunday, December 11 Where:   Find Write for Rights events near you or start your own! Get specific event location Description:   Join hundreds of thousands of people around the world in marking International Human Rights Day this December by taking part in Amnesty International’s Write for Rights Global Write-a-thon – the world’s largest human rights event. Through letters, cards and more, we take action to demand that the human rights of individuals are respected, protected and fulfilled. We show solidarity with those suffering human rights abuses, and work to bring about positive change in people’s lives. Washington, D.C. What:   Panel Discussion: “Troy Davis and Beyond: Exploring the Death Penalty in the United States” When:   Monday, November 21 4:30pm – 6:30pm Where:   Washington, DC Get specific event location Description:   This panel will explore a range of questions related to the death penalty in the United States; opportunities to ask questions are provided. read more there….

Hank Skinner: STAY of EXECUTIONB GRANTED! HURRA!

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HANK SKINNER: DAS BANGEN GEHT WEITER

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Für US-Todeskandidaten Skinner geht das Bangen weiter

Gericht gewährt kurz vor Hinrichtungstermin Aufschub

AFP – vor 19 Stunden    

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• Zwei Tage vor der geplanten Hinrichtung des US-Todeskandidaten Hank Skinner hat ein …

Für den US-Todeskandidaten Hank Skinner geht das Bangen weiter: Zwei Tage vor der Vollstreckung des Todesurteils ordnete ein texanisches Berufungsgericht überraschend an, den Antrag von Skinners Anwälten auf Zulassung von DNA-Proben zu prüfen. Der wegen dreifachen Mordes verurteilte 49-Jährige bestreitet die Tat und bekam schon 2010 einen Aufschub – eine Stunde vor der Hinrichtung.

Skinners Anwälte hatten mehrfach beantragt, am Tatort gefundene Spuren genetisch zu analysieren, um die Unschuld ihres Mandanten zu beweisen. Nachdem erst am Donnerstag ein texanisches Gericht dem Todeskandidaten die Tests erneut verweigerte, legten die Anwälte dagegen Berufung ein. Das Berufungsgericht befand, dass sich die Gesetzgebung zu DNA-Proben in den vergangenen Jahren mehrfach geändert habe, was bisher nicht berücksichtigt worden sei. Deshalb solle der Antrag nun geprüft werden. …

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