NPR’s All Things Considered covers the indigent defense crisis in Detroit, where public defenders have too little funding and too many cases to adequately prepare for trial, draft appeals, or communicate with their clients.
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With its opinion in State v. Kiles, the Arizona Supreme Court has now denied relief in every capital case this term.
A new study by the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health suggests prenatal exposure to polluted urban air may result in a lower IQ. Read an article about the study at the link.
The Arizona Supreme Court issued two capital opinions today. The Court denied relief in State v. Speer and State v. Moore.
The Death Penalty Information Center has posted a new report by Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Double Tragedies: Victims Speak Out Against the Death Penalty for People with Severe Mental Illness calls for a prohibition on the execution of the severely mentally ill in favor of treatment and prevention.
Seven months into 2009 and the Death Penalty Information Center is reporting there have been five death row exonerations so far this year. There were 4 exonerations in all of 2008.
The Arizona Supreme Court recently denied relief in State v. Dann and State v. Bearup. Three additional capital opinions should be released this year.
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New Mexico editorial about the intellectual and moral inconsitencies of executing inmates in a post-abolition atmosphere.
The Unabomber’s Brother Tells His Story – David Kaczynski talks with NPR about his brother Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber.
