Law

The Killing of Troy Davis

The Killing of Troy Davis The Killing of Troy Davis

There will not be justice for Troy Davis. But his case has reawakened Americans to a relic of injustice that must be abolished once and for all.

Sep 21, 2011 / The Editors

Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis) Top Ten Death Penalty Songs (In Tribute to Troy Davis)

Here's my stab at a list of the top ten songs ever written in opposition to capital punishment.

Sep 20, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’ Melissa Harris-Perry on Troy Davis: ‘There’s Simply Too Much Doubt’

Troy Davis's case is an "international human rights violation question," says Harris-Perry.

Sep 20, 2011 / MSNBC

TODAY, Georgia Murders Troy Davis TODAY, Georgia Murders Troy Davis

The state of Georgia is about to take part in the legal lynching of an innocent man.

Sep 20, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry’s Texecution of Inmate ‘Based on the Color of His Skin’ Supreme Court Blocks Rick Perry’s Texecution of Inmate ‘Based on the Color of His Skin’

GOP front-runner Perry says he “never struggled” with questions about whether Texas is wrongfully executing death row inmates. But the High Court has intervened to say ...

Sep 16, 2011 / John Nichols

From Attica to Pelican Bay: How To Heed the Lessons of a Prison Uprising

From Attica to Pelican Bay: How To Heed the Lessons of a Prison Uprising From Attica to Pelican Bay: How To Heed the Lessons of a Prison Uprising

Forty years after Attica, the US prison population is ten times larger.

Sep 12, 2011 / Michael Ratner

The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later

The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later

When inmates at Attica took over the prison in September of 1971, they were fighting for their basic rights. But their demands were ultimately met with tear gas and bullets.

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Liliana Segura

The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later The Attica Prison Uprising: Forty Years Later

When inmates at Attica took over the prison in September of 1971, they were fighting for their basic rights. But their demands were ultimately met with tear gas and bullets.

Sep 9, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Liliana Segura

After the Attica Uprising After the Attica Uprising

The history of the massacre at Attica should be used to challenge the continued injustices of mass incarceration.

Sep 9, 2011 / asha bandele

Attica at 40

Attica at 40 Attica at 40

Four decades after the bloodiest prison massacre in US history, we have yet to accept the basic fact that prisoners are human.

Sep 7, 2011 / Liliana Segura

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