Death Row
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Texas death row inmate ‘optimistic’ after 27 years
In 1995, Hank Skinner was sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend and her two adult sons but always maintained his innocence.
Access to counsel crucial for those facing capital punishment
The deadly institution of the death penalty should be abolished. It undermines humanity and in places where adequate legal representation is inaccessible it is often unjustly…
Exoneration a bitter pill after 30 years on death row
Glenn Ford, the longest-serving death row inmate in the US, has been exonerated of his murder charge and freed from prison.
Nigeria hangs four criminals, fifth alive after gallows glitch
Nigeria has hanged four criminals in its first known executions since 2006, and a rights group is trying to keep a fifth, Thankgod Ebhos, alive.
Mentally-handicapped US man to be put to death despite outrage
A mentally-handicapped man is set to be put to death in the US, despite protests from mental health advocates calling it a miscarriage of justice.
Crime, purgatory, punishment
Several productions at this year’s National Arts Festival explore the dramatic potential of the time-space between crime and punishment.