Oklahoma death row inmate hopes for commutation.

Michael Selsor, convicted of murder during a robbery at a convenience store will shortly address the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board in the hope to commute his death sentence to life in prison. His original death penalty sentence in 1976 was amended to life without parole but he was once again sentenced to the death penalty in 1998. His execution is scheduled for May 2012. Read more here.

Female applicants for the vacant executioner position in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Prisons Commissioner General P.W. Kodippili stated that there had been a keen interest to the post of executioner including applications from women. There are vacancies for two executioners. Read more about this. 

Two brothers beheaded for murder in Riyadh
Two brothers sentenced to death for murder were decapitated by the sword in the city of Jeddah the interior ministry said. Their beheadings took to 19 the total number of executions so far this year according to official reports.  

4 Inmates challenge Idaho’s execution protocol
Four inmates on Idaho’s death row are challenging new execution procedures, claiming too much power is given to prison officials, creating a risk of severe pain and allowing unqualified staff to carry out medical procedures. The lawsuit, filed last week asks that all executions are halted until the problems are fixed. Here's the full article.

• kills innocent people
• is arbitrary and unfairly applied
• is racist
• targets the poor
• is not a deterrent
• costs more than a life sentence
• does not provide closure
• perpetuates the cycle of violence by creating more victims