Death Penalty

Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty Life Without Parole: A Different Death Penalty

As a death row lawyer who fights to keep his clients alive, I believe life without parole denies the possibility of redemption every bit as much as strapping a murderer to the gurn...

Oct 26, 2012 / David R. Dow

Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers? Will Pennsylvania Execute a Man Who Killed His Abusers?

When a Pennsylvania jury sentenced Terrance Williams with the death penalty, they didn't know he had suffered years of violent sexual abuse at the hands of his victim. 

Sep 12, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Updated: Texas Executes Man With IQ of 61

Updated: Texas Executes Man With IQ of 61 Updated: Texas Executes Man With IQ of 61

The Supreme Court waved forward the execution of Marvin Wilson despite a 2002 ban on executing people with intellectual disabilities.

Aug 6, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Chicago’s Dark Legacy of Police Torture Chicago’s Dark Legacy of Police Torture

Illinois has shuttered a commission formed to examine the cases of prisoners who say they were abused under Chicago’s former Police Commander Jon Burge years ago. But a truth...

Jul 19, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Some Justice for Kids Some Justice for Kids

Why did the Court limit its ruling to cases with mandatory sentences, instead of banning juvenile life without parole altogether?

Jun 27, 2012 / Liliana Segura

The Supreme Court Gives (Some) Juvenile Lifers a Second Chance

The Supreme Court Gives (Some) Juvenile Lifers a Second Chance The Supreme Court Gives (Some) Juvenile Lifers a Second Chance

Why did the Court limit its ruling to cases with mandatory sentences, instead of banning juvenile life without parole altogether?

Jun 26, 2012 / Liliana Segura

Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row? Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row?

Sentenced to die after his DNA was found on murder victim Stacy Stites, Reed insists it was proof of an illicit affair—and that her police officer fiancé is the r...

Jun 19, 2012 / Jordan Smith

Will Texas Kill Hank Skinner Despite Untested DNA Evidence? Will Texas Kill Hank Skinner Despite Untested DNA Evidence?

Hank Skinner was scheduled to die on November 9, but his execution was halted by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Will the state finally agree to test the evidence in his case?

Nov 4, 2011 / Jordan Smith

Cruel America Cruel America

Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our ...

Sep 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

No Justice for Troy Davis

No Justice for Troy Davis No Justice for Troy Davis

Should we as a society act like the murderers that we punish?

Sep 23, 2011 / Countdown

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