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[MUSIC VIDEO] Death Row – Ultimate Collection: Tha Dogg Pound …
Are You In That Mood Yet | November 29th 2009
From the newly released Death Row – Ultimate Collection. Dr. Dre introduces Tha Dogg Pound, Lady of Rage, in this rare, never before seen music video by Death Row. read more
Ford County: Stories
Auto Parts Review | November 26th 2009 by udinomx
Product DescriptionIn his first collection of short stories John Grisham takes us back to Ford County, Mississippi, the setting of his first novel, A Time to Kill. Wheelchair-bound Inez Graney and her two older sons, Leon and Butch, take a bizarre r read more
New Trial For Cory Maye
Cato @ Liberty | November 18th 2009
Great news – for a change! A Mississippi court has ordered a new trial for Cory Maye. When Cato author Radley Balko was preparing his report on violent, no-knock, drug raids, he discovered the case of Cory Maye, who was then on death row for read more
Season of the Witch
The Laughter of Lazarus--Poems of Faith & Doubt | November 11th 2009
SEASON OF THE WITCH A gentle light—a gentle gospel sunlight—for A New Orleans nun at Death Row—mama, You’re in Paradise today—sugar cookies and Breaded and fried salsify satisfied, this one in Summer, the other in fall—the screaming fever read more
"My tax dollars still go to fund [the army even though I thi…
kath.A.rine | November 9th 2009
“My tax dollars still go to fund [the army even though I think killing is wrong,] (in fact... read more
JACKY TALKS “POP MUSIC” ON CONSPIRACY RADIO WORLDWIDE
Diary of a Hollywood Street King | October 28th 2009 by jacky jasper
Tweet This Story! Jacky Jasper is a Hollywood Street King. He is an online hip hop guru. But most importantly he is a man who fears nobody and faces open discussion with little or no inhibition. Join us on this exclusive 30 minute roller coaster of a read more
James Reynolds - Last Suppers
Trendspiration | October 26th 2009 by Sophie
I have been meaning to post this work by James Reynolds for aaaaages. Having recently graduated from Kingston University after studying graphic design, this series of photographs from the now London based James, entitled 'Last Suppers', documents for read more
Arizona May Turn Death Row Over to Private Companies - NYTimes.co…
kath.A.rine | October 25th 2009
Arizona May Turn Death Row Over to Private Companies - NYTimes.com: State officials will soon seek... read more
Crimesider Exclusive: I Testified in "Night Stalker" Mu…
Gold Investment Stocks | October 25th 2009 by jeff
His name was Richard “Ricky” Ramirez, but the nation knew him as “The Night Stalker,” a silent menace who cut window screens and crept into homes at night to murder more than a dozen people in California. Ramirez, 49, is being read more
Tupac, Snoop Dogg, & Dr. Dre Featured on Unreleased Box Set
Musically Yummy | October 23rd 2009 by Sam
Tupac, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg are featured on one of the biggest unreleased box sets that is scheduled to be released on November 24, 2009.Today, Death Row confirmed the release of the Ultimate Death Row Collection in preparation for the holiday seas read more
ArtsWeek: The Eye of God
Scholars and Rogues | October 23rd 2009 by Scholars and Rogues
by Kelly Bearden Eastern State Penitentiary was built in the early 1800s in Philadelphia on a Quaker ideal of actual penitence – the prisoners were in solitary confinement for the duration of their sentences, not allowed to read anything other t read more
Death Penalty Controversy
Lola For President | October 22nd 2009 by Lola
There has been much controversy as of late in Texas. Do a search and you can find all sorts of information about it. Being from Texas I'm not immune to the reputation it has of being the leader in the country of executions. Over the last couple of read more
Tha Realest Interview
Best Celebrity Scoop | October 13th 2009 by Tushar Mathur
Signed to the notorious West Coast powerhouse label Death Row in the nineties has taught Tha Realest some serious lessons when it comes to the music business, ones that some are seldom fortunate in receiving.Now after almost a decade he has released read more
Into the minds of the condemned: statements from Death Row
Law is Cool | September 30th 2009 by Omar Ha-Redeye
What’s it like to live on Death Row? What’s it like to die there? I wonder how a person can stand to wait in a small cell, watching the second hand of a clock tick down to their execution? After an average 10 year wait, the person is fi read more
Last Words of the Executed
JazJaz | September 30th 2009 by Danny
I had blogged previously about the last statements given by death row inmates, who were about to be executed. Here is another list of last statements of executed prisoners, released by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The statements a read more
Last Suppers by James Reynolds
Trend Land | Fashion, Trend & Design Blog | September 28th 2009 by Cyana Trend Land | Fashion Blog - Design Blog
James Reynolds's series of photographs documenting former Death Row prisoners' requests for their last meal before execution, called Last Suppers. Dont know if its real or not, but I love the concept [...] -> More info & pics for: Last Suppers b read more
Dead Man Walking
Franz Patrick's Film Archive | September 25th 2009 by Franz Patrick
Dead Man Walking (1995) ★★★ / ★★★★ Written and directed by Tim Robbins, “Dead Man Walking” tells the story of a man on death row (Sean Penn) and a nun (Susan Sarandon) who takes his request to be his spiritual advisor desp read more
Last Meal: Cheeseburger, cheeseburger, cheeseburger ...
In Cold Blog | September 25th 2009 by Michelle Gray
By Ron Franscell Your last breath is only a few hours away. The governor isn't going to call. People are gathering outside to cheer your death. The Death Row chaplain has run out of prayers. The clock is ticking like a time bomb. You have on read more
Last Words That Are Not Famous: The Sounds Of Death Row
womanistmusings | September 23rd 2009 by Renee
I am not a believer in the death penalty. It amounts to murder and those most often subjected to this cruel and unusual punishment, are often poor and of color. Justice is not blind and in fact it regularly privileges those that are al read more
The State of Texas
Truth to Power | September 19th 2009 by Vic Populi
Cameron Todd Willingham and Carlos De Luna: Two Innocent Men Executed by the State of Texasby Tom HeadAs originally posted on: Tom's Civil Liberties Blog September 5, 2009According to the Innocence Project, 135 death row inmates have been exonerated read more
Vibe Magazine Finds Lost Tupac Shakur Interview From 1996
Music is My Soul | September 14th 2009 by Kevin Lockett
Japan continues to execute mentally ill prisoners
Asia Death Penalty | September 13th 2009
10 September 2009The government of Japan continues to execute prisoners who are mentally ill, according to a new Amnesty International report.Hanging by a thread: mental health and the death penalty in Japan highlights five cases where mental illnes read more
Tupac Shakur Case Revisited
CathyScott.com | September 7th 2009 by Cathy Scott
Reprinted from Women in Crime Ink By Cathy Scott As the 13th anniversary approaches of rapper Tupac Shakur’s murder in a drive-by shooting near the Las Vegas Strip at age 25, the media come out in droves to cover it. TV news magazines started wee read more
Tool
PUA Lingo | September 7th 2009 by Casual
A tool is someone who is being used or otherwise taken advantage of. Tooling someone is the act of taking [...] read more
Last Suppers
Harold & Zooey | September 3rd 2009 by Chad Osko
Check out this slightly morbid, but completely fascinating photo set by London-based artist, James Reynolds. It documents former death row inmate’s requests for last meals. ——————————————————————— read more
Last Supper
Dine or Death | September 2nd 2009
Photographer James Reynolds did a series on death row inmates' last meals which you can see here. I can't help but wonder if some of these are embellished--I'm fairly certain that he probably read up somewhere on certain inmates requests and re-enact read more
“Doubt: Reasonable or Otherwise”
The Bloviating Hammerhead | August 25th 2009 by Jim
I have been praying about a situation, and I hope you’ll join me. A man named Troy Davis has been on death row in Georgia since 1991, facing execution for a crime he may not have committed: The 1989 murder of Savannah po read more
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