Mississippi Supreme Court blocks execution
PARCHMAN, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court has indefinitely delayed Tuesday evening's scheduled execution of an inmate convicted of the 1992 slayings of two college students.
Death row DNA test denied for Miss. inmate
theGRIO REPORT - A Mississippi inmate has been denied requests for DNA testing and he is set to be executed on Tuesday...
Georgia: Appeals court halts execution of mentally challenged man
JACKSON, Georgia (AP) — A U.S. appeals court halted the execution Tuesday of a Georgia man who killed a fellow prisoner in 1990, issuing a last-minute order to allow more time to consider claims that he's mentally disabled.
Texas woman's execution halted; DA won't appeal
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - State District Judge Larry Mitchell issued a reprieve for 51-year-old Kimberly McCarthy less than five hours before she could have been taken to the death chamber for the 1997 slaying of a neighbor...
Judge stays execution of mentally ill mass killer
MIAMI (AP) - A federal judge on Saturday granted a stay of execution for a convicted mass killer in Florida, who is mentally ill and was scheduled to be put to death on Tuesday...
Texas attorney tries to postpone execution of mentally ill client
theGRIO REPORT - Texas attorney James Rytting is attempting to postpone the execution of his client, Johnathan Green, claiming his client is not mentally competent.
Judge halts execution of man who killed his abusers
PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia judge has halted Wednesday's scheduled execution of death-row inmate Terrance "Terry" Williams and granted him a new sentencing hearing...
Gambia president vows to execute death row inmates
BANJUL, Gambia (AP) - Gambia's president says he has vowed to start executing by mid-September all of the country's inmates who had been sentenced to the death penalty as part of efforts to curb the rising crime rate...
Supreme Court allows execution of Texas inmate with low IQ
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Tuesday evening execution of a Texas death row inmate whose lawyers say is ineligible for the death penalty because of his low IQ...
Texas may execute mentally disabled man on August 7th
theGRIO REPORT - While executions in the state of Texas aren’t necessarily newsworthy, as the state executes convicted criminals at a rate four times higher than any other state, this particular execution stands out...
