Jordan Smith

An anonymous hacker provided <em>The Intercept</em> with millions of call records belonging to prison telecom giant Securus. Now, lawyers are speaking up about apparent violations of attorney-client privilege.

Texas will soon execute a man based on the conclusions of a forensic pathologist with a troubling history.

The exposure of millions of phone records across dozens of states sheds light on the dubious claims and practices of Securus Technologies.

The attorney general sought an indefinite stay on executions to solve problems with Oklahoma's lethal drugs. Meanwhile, doubts linger over the state's official account.

In a dramatic and wholly unexpected move, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin halted the execution of Richard Glossip on Wednesday, citing “last-minute questions” about the lethal injection protocol the state planned to use to kill him.

An Oklahoma appeals court issued a last-minute stay of execution for Richard Glossip in order to consider new evidence that could prove his innocence.

The closer Oklahoma comes to killing Richard Glossip, the more reason there is to believe the state is about to execute an innocent man.

Kirstin Lobato has been waiting for the Nevada Supreme Court to rule on her appeal for four years. That's not unusual — in courts across the country.

Forensic dentists who peddled junk science now admit they were wrong. But will their colleagues — and the courts — listen?

In a petition filed Friday, attorneys for three men on Oklahoma's death row show why each case reveals the death penalty to be cruel and unusual punishment.