Liliana Segura

Liliana Segura is Associate Editor of The Nation. She also writes about prisons and harsh sentencing. Follow her on Twitter at @lilianasegura.

Articles

The Executioner's Dilemma (Death Penalty, Law, Politics)

Because of a lethal injection drug shortage, some death penalty states have started tinkering with the drug cocktail used in the procedure. But in their rush to kill inmates, are officials breaking the law?

Liliana Segura

3 comments

Prosecutors and the Death Penalty (Death Penalty, Law, Society)

As the US Attorney purge scandal intensifies, new light is shed on federal prosecutors' struggles with the Justice Department over the death penalty.

Liliana Segura

Bush Amigo's Para Pals (Foreign Policy, Regions and Countries)

Revelations of Colombian government collusion with paramilitary thugs ought to put the damper on President Bush's Latin American tour.

Liliana Segura

Changing the Electoral Game in Colombia (Foreign Policy, Regions and Countries)

In a landmark ruling, Colombia's Constitutional Court has allowed
President Alvaro Uribe to seek a second term.
That's good news for the Bush Administration, which considers Uribe a
staunch ally. But others in Colombia are not so sure.

Liliana Segura

Teaching Sexuality (Education, Society)

Efforts to suppress the sex ed curriculum in Maryland are working.

Liliana Segura

Knowing What You're Talking About (Movements, Anti-Death Penalty Movement)

"Expert testimony" does not mean having a badge or a degree.

Liliana Segura