The Death of Last Meals for Death Row Inmates in Texas
Last week it was reported that Prisons in Texas will no longer offer special last meals to inmates on the day of their execution. Instead, they will be offered the same meal as everyone else. Why The Change? Prison officials came to the decision after increasingly outrageous requests were being made. Lawrence Russell Brewer was [...]
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The California Three Strikes law has been in the press a lot lately. Many people have heard about Lucinda Moyers, the woman facing a potential life sentence after being arrested for allegedly breaking into Alex Trebek’s hotel room. Moyers is 56, has two prior felonies, and is accused of breaking into Alex Trebek’s hotel room, [...]
Another day, another amazing Supreme Court ruling. In a 5-4 Court ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ordering prisons to release convicts because of overcrowding. The case, known as Schwarzenegger v Plata (changed to Brown v. Plata). The end result, California has to reduce its prison population to 137.5% of its designed [...]
Should A Juvenile Ever Be Sentenced To Life Without Parole?
Many crimes committed by juveniles tend to be relatively minor, in fact, the court system will generally seal a criminal record of a minor in order to avoid prejudice later in life. The reasoning behind this policy is that those under 18 (known as being in infancy), are not adults who are as responsible for [...]
