News Update 2.19.07

February 19, 2007

North Carolina

Death row inmates use new route to challenge executions.

More on the issue.

ACLU honors NC death penalty activist Cas Shearin.

Tune in to OPEN/net tomorrow (Feb. 20) at 9 PM for a discussion on potential changes to the death penalty. Joining the conversation will be Rep. Ronnie Sutton (D-Robeson County, member, House Select Committee on Capital Punishment), Rep. Bill McGee (R-Forsyth County, House Minority Whip), Sen. Ellie Kinnaird (D-Orange and Person Counties, primary sponsor, Legislative Commission on Lethal Injection bill), and Sen. Pete Brunstetter (R-Forsyth County). Click here to see if your local cable provider is carrying the program. If not, click here to stream it live.

Elsewhere

The state of the death penalty worldwide.


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