Lethal Injection 'Does Kind of Burn,' Says Texas Inmate Being Executed
Lethal injection 'does kind of burn,' says Texas inmate being executed
The lethal injection of Jose Villegas, 39, was carried out after his attorneys unsuccessfully argued to the U.S. Supreme Court that he was mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty. "I would like to remind my children once again I love …
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Drug use in the Netherlands: less cannabis, more tobacco
The Global Drug Survey found that overwhelming a reduction in criminal penalties would not encourage "hordes of non-drug users to try drugs or for current drug users to increase their use." Rather, that fewer criminal repercussions would help drug …
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Tennessee's Pregnancy Criminalization Law Will Hit Black Women the Hardest
The bill, SB 1391, would impose criminal penalties on mothers of newborns who have been exposed to addictive illegal or prescription drugs in utero. While the bill appears race-neutral, prosecutors and judges will wield the law against Black women more …
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