Trump Signs Death Penalty Order Directing Attorney General to Help States Get Lethal Injection Drugs
Associated Press - Tue Jan 21, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a sweeping execution order Monday on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take all necessary and lawful action” to ensure that states have enough lethal injection drugs to carry out executions. More»
Rapper BG Ordered to Have all Future Songs Approved by US Government
The Guardian - Tue Jul 2, 2024
A US federal judge has refused prosecutors’ request to prohibit the maker of the 1990s rap classic Bling Bling “from promoting and glorifying future gun violence/murder” in songs and at concerts while on supervised release from prison, saying such a restriction could violate his constitutional right to free speech. More»
California Sheriff’s Deputy Charged with Pouring Scalding Water on Mentally Ill Inmate
The Guardian - Tue Dec 14, 2021
LOS ANGELES, California - A sheriff’s deputy in Orange county, California, is accused of throwing scalding water on a mentally ill inmate who didn’t receive medical treatment for his burns for more than six hours. More»
Alabama inmate who survived execution attempt dies of cancer
Associated Press - Mon Nov 29, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Alabama — An Alabama inmate whose lethal injection was halted because medical staff couldn’t find a suitable vein for the execution has died of natural causes almost four years later, his lawyer said Monday. More»
Arkansas Inmates Not Told They Were Given Anti-Parasite Drug
Associated Press - Sun Sep 5, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Several inmates at a northwest Arkansas jail said they weren't told a medication they were given to treat COVID-19 was actually an anti-parasite drug that federal health officials have warned should not be used to treat the coronavirus. More»
The Counterrevolution: How Our Government Went to War Against Its Own Citizens by Bernard E. Harcourt |