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Monthly Archives: September 2012
You can judge a society by how well it treats its prisoners
“You can judge a society by how well it treats its prisoners”. Fyodor Dostoevsky The last executions in the UK took place in 1964, with capital punishment for murder being abolished in 1969 (1973 in NI) subsequently it was abolished … Continue reading
Posted in capital punishment, crime, Crime & Justice, death penalty, Justice, prison
Tagged Cameron Todd Willingham, capital punishment, Death row, European Convention on Human Rights, Execution, executions, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Matthew B. Robinson, miscarriage of justice, politicians, prisoners, Rick Perry, texas, Texecutioner, The Marshall hypothesis, Willinham
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Michael Stone ~ A miscarriage of justice?
Michael Stone‘s conviction lacks empirical evidence, his conviction was based on an alleged confession made to another prisoner via a gap in the cell wall. Stone insists that the confession never took place and his supporters point out that the … Continue reading
Posted in crime, Crime & Justice, Justice, prison
Tagged come into our reception, innocent, John Aidiniantz, justice, Michael Stone, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, prison
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