At 7 p.m. on September 23, the state of Georgia plans to execute Troy Anthony Davis. That by itself is unremarkable; Georgia has carried out 42 executions since 1983, including two since May of this year. What makes this case different are the serious questions that have been raised about Davis' trial -- and therefore about the reliability of his conviction for the crime for which he is to die.
TAMPA, Florida - The two U.S. presidential candidates have both expressed support for the death penalty, but abolitionist activists are hoping that pragmatism and a swing to the Democrats in the state elections in November will inevitably edge the country along the road to total abolition whoever wins the presidency.
John McCain and Barack Obama have told voters they want the death penalty for convicted child murderers and rapists. They have also called for the death penalty for Osama bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
