Federal appeals court upholds life sentences for juveniles convicted of murder
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Wednesday upheld a ruling that juveniles convicted of murder may be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole . Kenneth Loggins was convicted of brutally murdering a...
An Arkansas judge on Monday ruled that part of the state's law governing executions is unconstitutional. The provision in state law allowing "any other chemical or chemicals" to be used for lethal injections violates the constitution's protection...
Federal appeals court strikes down Wisconsin ban on hormone therapy for inmates
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld a lower court's ruling invalidating the Inmate Sex Change Prevention Act , which prohibited the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) [official...
Federal appeals court rules new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines not retroactive
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Thursday rejected a prisoner's attempt to have new crack cocaine sentencing guidelines applied retroactively to reduce his sentence. The three-judge panel found that it could not...
Tennessee judge finds new lethal injection procedures constitutional
A Nashville judge ended a four-month moratorium on executions Wednesday, declaring Tennessee's modified method of lethal injection constitutional. In November, Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled that the state's method of lethal injection violated...
Washington Supreme Court upholds indefinite solitary confinement for death row prisoners
The Washington Supreme Court ruled 7-2 on Thursday that holding death row inmates in solitary confinement indefinitely is not an impermissible increase in the severity of punishment. The suit was initiated by Jonathan Gentry, who was sentenced...
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan against Michigan government officials, claiming that the state's juvenile sentencing laws are...
Richard C. Dieter : "A high delegation of U.S. officials recently traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to report to the recently-formed United Nations Human Rights Council concerning our observance of human rights standards. Other countries were...
A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ordered a district court judge to reconsider the stay of execution in the case of Albert Brown. Brown was convicted...
Federal judge allows California to move forward with first execution in 4 years
A federal judge ruled Friday that the state of California can move forward with plans to execute a convicted rapist and murderer later this week. Albert Brown was convicted of raping and murdering a 15-year-old...
