Dena Potter has this story for AP on the Sept. 23 execution date for one of the few women on death row, Teresa Lewis of Virginia. She had her husband and his son killed for the insurance money. So why are women such a small portion of death row, not only smaller than their portion of the general population, but also smaller than their proportion of murderers?

Women usually don't commit torture murders, they aren't serial killers and often don't have a history of other violent crimes compared with men who get sentenced to death, said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center. They also typically kill someone they know.

"I think it's those facts, rather than just gender that make the difference," he said.

You could have knocked me over with a feather when I read that. The Death Penalty Information Center actually gave out correct information on the death penalty. There is a first time for everything, I guess.