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Texas death row inmates made thousands of calls from smuggled phone. more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 20163 29.7596087873038 -95.361328125 http://wkrg.com/news/article/is_death_row_inmate_really_innocent/20076/
A judge has scheduled a hearing for early next year to consider claims by Tommy Arthur that he is innocent in a 1982 murder. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 20076 http://wkrg.com/news/article/thomas_arthur_execution_on_hold/16418/
The Alabama Supreme Court has postponed the execution of Thomas Arthur, which was scheduled for Thursday. more ]]> WKRG Staff/ The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 16418 34.7506398050501 -87.64068603515625 http://wkrg.com/news/article/is_thomas_arthur_the_real_killer/16380/
The U.S. Supreme Court will not stop Thursday's execution, but another inmate claims he's responsible for the murder. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 16380 http://wkrg.com/news/article/appeals_court_denies_dale_bishop_again/16210/
A Mississippi death row inmate who claims lethal injection is unconstitutional because its too painful will be executed Wednesday evening, barring a reprieve from the U.S. Supreme Court. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 16210 33.91943194771954 -90.49713134765625 http://wkrg.com/news/article/judges_ok_mississippi_executions/16162/
Federal judges rule that Mississippi's method of lethal injection is constitutional. Death rown inmates filed a lawsuit claiming it was too painful. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 16162 http://wkrg.com/news/article/lethal_injection_too_painful/15945/
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by four Mississippi death row inmates who claimed the state's method of lethal injection is unconstitutional because it could cause pain. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 15945 http://wkrg.com/news/article/ny_group_trying_to_stop_tommy_arthur_execution/15694/
The Innocence Project has launched an e-mail campaign hoping to convince Gov. Bob Riley to issue a stay and order DNA testing that could exonerate Arthur. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 15694 http://wkrg.com/news/article/swifter_executions_scheduled_in_mississippi/15616/
Planned execution of Dale Bishop to be the swiftest a death penalty has been carried out in Mississippi since the gas chamber. Changes in regulations in Mississippi aim at expediting inmate appeals. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 15616 32.30686672385539 -90.18539428710937 http://wkrg.com/news/article/thomas_arthur_execution_set_for_next_month/15372/
The Alabama Supreme Court has set an execution date of July 31 for Thomas Arthur. He came within a day of execution last December before receiving a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 15372 http://wkrg.com/news/article/judge_refuses_to_block_execution/14025/
Earl Berry scheduled to die Wednesday for a 1987 murder in Mississippi more ]]> Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 14025 http://wkrg.com/news/article/librarian_turned_death_row_inmate_dies/13310/
A former librarian condemned for beating his girlfriend 57 times with a hammer has been found dead in his cell on Florida's death row. more ]]> The Associated Press Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:28:27 +0000 13310