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Charles Hall Insisted He Wanted the Death Penalty. Now He’s Asking Biden for Mercy.

The jurors that sent Hall to death row never heard critical evidence that could have convinced them to spare his life. Some of them now support his...

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Biden Has “Pardoned” Eight Turkeys. Will He Spare the Lives of 40 Human Beings?

With Trump returning to the White House, only mass commutations will stop another federal execution spree. The post Biden Has “Pardoned” Eight...

27.11.2024 10

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Texas Lawmakers’ Unprecedented Actions Halt Robert Roberson’s Execution — For Now

Following the state Supreme Court’s last-minute intervention, Roberson is expected to testify next week at a legislative hearing on Texas’s junk...

18.10.2024 10

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Texas Is About to Execute Robert Roberson for a Crime That Never Happened

State courts refused to review Roberson’s case, clearing the way for his execution based on the junk science of shaken baby syndrome. The post Texas...

16.10.2024 2

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The Supreme Court May Force Oklahoma to Kill Richard Glossip

At oral arguments Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito appeared indifferent to the state AG’s insistence that Glossip’s conviction is...

10.10.2024 3

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Kamala Harris Once Sought to Reform Mass Incarceration. Does That Matter to Prison Families?

For most impacted communities, the cruelty of the system has long been a constant regardless of which party controls the White House. The post Kamala...

04.10.2024 4

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Texas’s Junk Science Law Was Supposed to Prevent Wrongful Executions. It May Fail to Save Robert Roberson.

A decade after Texas passed landmark legislation to address flawed forensics, the courts have refused to apply it as intended. The post Texas’s Junk...

09.09.2024 4

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Democrats Abandoned Their Anti-Death Penalty Stance. Those on Federal Death Row May Pay the Price.

Witnesses to Trump's execution spree are dismayed by Democrats' decision to remove death penalty opposition from their party platform. The post...

23.08.2024 9

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Kamala Harris Wants to Distinguish Herself From Joe Biden. Criminal Justice Is a Place to Start.

As a U.S. senator, Harris pushed criminal justice reforms. Will she run on her ideas — or run away from them? The post Kamala Harris Wants to...

16.08.2024 40

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Bitcoin Bros and the MAGA Faithful Converge in Nashville — and Embrace an Alternate Reality

Weeks after neo-Nazis marched through the city, attendees at a bitcoin conference laughed off Trump’s racism and authoritarianism. The post Bitcoin...

03.08.2024 8

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Supreme Court’s Hand-Picked Advocate Argues in Favor of Killing Richard Glossip

Oklahoma’s attorney general believes Glossip’s conviction should be overturned. Chief Justice John Roberts chose a former clerk to argue that the...

22.07.2024 10

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There’s a Junk Science Crisis in Criminal Convictions. Sonia Sotomayor Calls It Out in Alabama Bite-Mark Case.

While the court refused to review the 1985 case of Charles McCrory, Sotomayor urged states to pass laws to help exonerate people imprisoned on...

10.07.2024 10

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Oklahoma Prepares to Kill Another Man Who Says He’s Innocent

Richard Rojem’s death sentence was twice overturned by appellate courts, but his conviction itself has never been fully revisited. The post Oklahoma...

26.06.2024 10

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A Prosecutor Asked Texas to Kill Melissa Lucio. Now He Says She Should Be Freed.

If the courts agree to vacate the conviction, Lucio will have spent 16 years on death row for a crime that never happened. The post A Prosecutor Asked...

22.04.2024 10

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After Four Years Without an Execution, Georgia Prepares to Kill Willie Pye

Pye is scheduled to die Wednesday night. His conviction raised red flags, including alleged racism by his own trial attorney. The post After Four...

20.03.2024 10

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Amid the Lingering Trauma of Trump’s Executions, a New Project Brings Families to Federal Death Row

Three years after Trump’s unprecedented killing spree, the death row visitation project offers a lifeline for those who survived. The post Amid the...

11.02.2024 20

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Will the Supreme Court Force Oklahoma to Kill Richard Glossip?

Almost 10 years after the court greenlit Glossip’s execution, the justices have agreed to hear evidence of his innocence. The post Will the Supreme...

26.01.2024 20

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