Shannon Hurd Got a Life Sentence for Stealing $14. Then He Died in Prison From Untreated Cancer.
Despite his relatively minor crime, at trial the state of Louisiana cast Shannon as “the worst kind of defendant. He’s a predator.”
Liliana Segura
Liliana Segura is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the U.S. criminal justice system, with a longtime focus on harsh sentencing, the death penalty, and wrongful convictions. She was previously an associate editor at the Nation Magazine, where she edited a number of award-winning stories and earned a 2014 Media for a Just Society Award for her writing on prison profiteering. While at The Intercept, Segura has received the Texas Gavel Award in 2016 and the 2017 Innocence Network Journalism Award for her investigations into convictions in Arizona and Ohio. In 2019 she was honored in the Abolitionist category of the Frederick Douglass 200, a recognition given by the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University.
Segura has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN International, Democracy Now!, and numerous other outlets. Her speaking engagements have included public interviews with authors such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post and Colorlines, and has been reprinted in outlets ranging from prison magazines to the anthologies "The Best American Legal Writing" and "Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You.” She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Segura has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN International, Democracy Now!, and numerous other outlets. Her speaking engagements have included public interviews with authors such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post and Colorlines, and has been reprinted in outlets ranging from prison magazines to the anthologies "The Best American Legal Writing" and "Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You.” She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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How Junk Arson Science Convicted a Mother of Killing Her Own Daughters
After 16 years of fighting, Angela Garcia took a plea deal in the arson death of her children. Did prosecutors know their case was fatally flawed?
“You Can Definitely See People Waking Up” — Scenes of Red State Resistance
A flight attendant based in Atlanta describes quiet support for airport protesters; a week after being turned away, an Iraqi family arrives in Nashville to a cheering crowd.
Trump's Muslim Ban Galvanizes Civil Rights Activists Across the American South
The rallies throughout the South have continued this week, a powerful rebuke to arguments dismissing protests as the leisurely purview of coastal elites.
Will Dylann Roof's Execution Bring Justice? Families of Victims Grapple With Forgiveness and Death
A federal jury unanimously agreed on a death sentence after three hours of deliberation. Victims' families have expressed a range of reactions to the prospect of Roof's execution.
As Families In Charleston Share Stories and Pain, Dylann Roof Shows No Remorse
The unrepentant white supremacist has brought no defense in the face of heartbreaking testimony, clearing the way for prosecutors to send him to death row.
Obama's Clemency Problem – And Ours
The government has admitted the vast injustice of mandatory minimums. So why is clemency reserved for a select few?
Clemency Applicants Urge Obama to Act Before Trump Presidency Crushes Hope
Clemency applicants have long understood that the end of Obama’s second term would be a race against time. But with Trump headed for the White House, it has become an emergency.
The Death Penalty Won Big on Election Day, But the Devil Is In the Details
Even as the country moves steadily away from capital punishment, three states had the issue on the ballot this week.
End the Death Penalty or Speed It Up – California Faces Opposing Ballot Initiatives
Victims’ relatives take opposing sides in California’s election fight over the death penalty.