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With over 700 inmates on death row, San Quentin warden Jeanne Woodford argues it’s time to remove the death penalty, writes Bette Browne

A judge has ruled California’s death penalty unconstitutional, saying lengthy and unpredictable delays have resulted in an arbitrary and unfair capital punishment system.

Get Rhythm are touring Irish prisons, much as Johnny played the penitentiaries in the US, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

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Attorney general Jerry Brown, the Democratic candidate for governor in California, is demanding that executions resume in the state as soon as next week in a push that marks a significant change of heart for the former outspoken death penalty opponent.

A Charles Manson follower who tried to assassinate US President Gerald Ford was freed from prison today after 34 years behind bars.

A CONVICTED killer’s execution was postponed for the second time in less than a day amid continuing concerns over the constitutionality of California’s lethal injection policy.

California prepared last night to execute its third death row inmate in as many months. For the first time an anaesthetist was present to minimise the condemned man’s pain.

Gov Arnold Schwarzenegger refused to block the execution of Stanley Tookie Williams, rejecting the notion that the founder of the murderous Crips gang had atoned for his crimes and found redemption on death row.