Supreme Privilege
Georgetown Prep graduates, in a petition of support for Christine Blasey Ford, call for others to provide information on Brett Kavanaugh.
Amid the frenzy over the execution of Billy Ray Irick, a new report exposes Tennessee’s dysfunctional death penalty system.
The trial was a case study in the twisted legacy of Glossip v. Gross — and a close-up look at the botched executions that continue amid little controversy.
Death and Dereliction
Barry Jones insisted upon his innocence for more than two decades. A federal judge just threw out his conviction.
Billy Ray Irick, scheduled to die on August 9, is just one of many people condemned to die in Tennessee despite evidence of severe mental illness.
In “The Sun Does Shine,” Hinton describes how racism sent him to die for two crimes he didn't commit.
At the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama, the historical link between lynching and the death penalty is hard to miss.
As Trump’s abuse of the pardon power grabs headlines, formerly incarcerated activists continue the long fight for federal criminal justice reform.
Montgomery won’t be executed on April 11. Yet undisclosed evidence, an unreliable co-defendant and unanswered questions still raise concerns about his case.
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.
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