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• U.S. Urged to Halt Execution of Five Mexican Nationals by World Court

  The International Court of Justice , also known as the World Court, has requested the United States halt the execution of five Mexican nationals on death row in Texas until their cases can be further reviewed. Mexico is arguing that the U.S. is in defiance... Posted Jul 16 2008, 12:32 PM by CC Pro with | with no comments Filed under: Legal issues, International, Capital punishment

• Imprisonment Rates Around the World, Also Youth Crime Attitudes

  A new edition of the World Prison Population List is now available. Produced by Roy Walmsley of King's College London International Centre for Prison Studies, the list makes a best attempt to draw together statistics from countries around the world... Posted Feb 07 2007, 09:49 AM by Eileen Conway with | with no comments Filed under: Incarceration rates, International, Public Opinion, Youthful Offenders

• Global Perspective on US Incarceration Rates

  "The US has less than 5% of the world's population but over 23% of the world's incarcerated people." In a new Fact Sheet , the National Council on Crime and Delinquency compares United States incarceration rates with those of other countries... Posted Nov 16 2006, 09:43 AM by Eileen Conway with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Incarceration rates, International