Calls for Gov. Brown to grant death row clemencies grow louder
December 14, 2018
Six former governors called on California Gov. Jerry Brown this week to grant clemency to the 740 men and women on death row, stating that
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Unanimous CA Supreme Court reverses death sentence
December 14, 2018
The California Supreme Court last week unanimously reversed the death sentence for Dora Buenrostro, who was convicted of killing her three children, Susana, Vicente, and
Fewer than 30 executions and 50 death sentences for fourth year in a row in U.S.
December 14, 2018
“New death sentences and executions remained near historic lows in 2018 and a twentieth state [Washington] abolished capital punishment, as public opinion polls, election results,
Texas buys execution drugs from tainted pharmacy
December 14, 2018
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice obtains its lethal injection drugs “from a pharmacy that regulators have repeatedly cited for dangerous practices,” according to a
Voices: Maurice Possley
December 14, 2018
“Until I can be sure that everyone sentenced to death in Illinois is truly guilty, until I can be sure with moral certainty that no
While we’re on the subject . . . .
December 14, 2018
In her article, “This Is What Wrongful Conviction Does to a Family,” in Politico, Lara Bazelon looks at the arrest of two men for the 1982
In brief: December 2018
December 14, 2018
In Texas, three men were executed in the space of four weeks: 43-year-old Alvin Braziel was executed on Tuesday for the 1993 murder of Douglas
Alabama executes Casey McWhorter by lethal injection; state SC gives the go-ahead to use nitrogen gas in future executions
November 20, 2023
Alabama executed Casey McWhorter earlier this month. He was convicted and sentenced to die in 1994 for the robbery and murder of Edward Lee Williams
While we’re on the subject. . .
November 20, 2023
“Whether you support capital punishment or oppose it, one thing is clear. Oklahoma’s system is so fundamentally flawed that we cannot know that someone who
In brief: November 2023
November 20, 2023
In South Carolina, executions are on hold until at least February, when the supreme court will hold a hearing over a lawsuit filed by four
Pennsylvania repeal bill moves forward; Ohio holds a second hearing on its abolition bill
November 20, 2023
Late last month, Pennsylvania House Bill 999 to repeal the death penalty passed out of the Judiciary Committee on a vote of 15-10. It was
Texas executed two men within one week
November 20, 2023
Texas killed 53-year-old Brent Ray Brewer by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville on November 9. And one week later, on November 16,
Texas killed Brent Ray Brewer last week, plans another execution this week
November 13, 2023
Texas killed 53-year-old Brent Ray Brewer by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville last week. Brewer was executed for the April 1990 death
Gallup Poll: Record low number of Americans think death penalty is fair
November 9, 2023
Gallup released a poll this week that found that for the first time since 2000 when it began asking whether respondents believed the death penalty
Alabama SC gives the state the go-ahead to kill with nitrogen gas
November 6, 2023
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that the state attorney general can proceed with his plan to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas,
Death penalty bill for child rapists goes into effect in Florida
October 26, 2023
In Florida, a new law that would allow a person convicted of the rape of a minor to be sentenced to death went into effect
