Another Failed Execution: the Torture of Doyle Lee Hamm
Just months after Ohio failed to kill 69-year-old Alva Campbell, Alabama tried for two and a half hours to execute Hamm, a man with terminal cancer.
Justice
“The Scales Are Tipped”: Emails Show Louisiana’s Close Relationship With Oil Industry, Monitoring of Pipeline Opponents
The state’s relationship with Energy Transfer Partners stands in stark contrast to its lack of engagement with activists opposing the Bayou Bridge pipeline.
The War on Immigrants
For Immigrant Students on Long Island, Trump’s War on Gangs Means the Wrong T-Shirt Could Get You Deported
Teens are being detained by ICE after dubious claims of gang affiliation make their way from school officials to immigration authorities.
Retired Missouri Judge Who Sentenced Juvenile to 241 Years: “I Hope He Gets Out”
The judge who sentenced Bobby Bostic to the practical equivalent of life without parole for armed robbery spoke publicly for the first time about his case.
Death and Dereliction
Arizona Prosecutors Double Down on Murder Theory as the Evidence Crumbles Around Them
Medical experts testified that Rachel Gray’s fatal injury could not possibly have occurred within the window presented at trial.
Why a Convicted Killer Is Running for Office in Texas
Lewis Conway Jr. was transformed by his experience in prison. But a vague Texas law may prevent him from running for office.
Ohio and Iowa Are the Latest of Eight States to Consider Anti-Protest Bills Aimed at Pipeline Opponents
Ohio’s bill mirrors a model laid out by ALEC, while Iowa’s creates a new felony, “critical infrastructure sabotage,” punishable by up to 25 years in prison.
The End of Roe
The Republican War on Women Continues With Yet Another Bill to Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks
With the possibility of a second government shutdown looming, the U.S. Senate decided to take up a bill banning abortion after 20 weeks.
Pennsylvania Keeps All Death-Row Inmates in Solitary Confinement. The ACLU Calls That Unconstitutional.
The death-sentenced prisoners in the ACLU lawsuit have been held in mandatory solitary confinement between 16 and 27 years.
Florida Prisoners Prepare to Strike, Demanding an End to Unpaid Labor and Brutal Conditions
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, prisoners will stop all work to protest “slave labor,” price gouging, and unexplained deaths in custody.