In Brief – June 2021
June 9, 2021
In Arizona, corrections officials are preparing to execute death row prisoners with the same gas the Nazis used in mass killings at its concentration camps,
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Voices: Philip Hansten
June 9, 2021
“I am confident there will come a day when we will have abolished the death penalty, and we will wonder how we could possibly have
A Former Death Row Prisoner Celebrates Virginia’s Abolition
June 9, 2021
For Joe Giarratano, Virginia’s abolition of the death penalty was a personal victory. He was on Virginia’s death row for 38 years before being released
California’s Racial Justice Act for All Passes Assembly
June 9, 2021
Last week, the California Racial Justice Act for All (AB 256), which addresses institutionalized and implicit racial bias in criminal cases, passed the state Assembly and
California Supreme Court Hears an Appeal that Could Change Death Sentencing
June 9, 2021
The California Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments from both sides on an appeal by a Los Angeles man who says his death sentence violated
California Commission Recommends Abolition of the Death Penalty
June 9, 2021
It was unanimous. “Eliminating the death penalty is a critical step towards creating a fair and equitable justice system for all in California, as the
Gov. Newsom Orders Innocence Investigation into Kevin Cooper Case
June 9, 2021
Declaring that, “In cases where the government seeks to impose the ultimate punishment of death, I need to be satisfied that all relevant evidence is
Alabama judge stays Alan Miller’s execution
September 20, 2022
Alabama may not kill Alan Eugene Miller on Thursday, AL.com reports. A federal judge issued a stay for Miller yesterday after Miller argued he had
Toforest Johnson asks Alabama Supreme Court for a new trial
September 13, 2022
Toforest Johnson, who has been on Alabama’s death row since 1998 for a crime he likely didn’t commit, is asking the state Supreme Court for
California’s homicide rate and the conservative law-and-order myth
September 9, 2022
Conservatives love to blame high violent crime rates on progressives and their criminal justice reform efforts, especially in California, which is why the recently-released state
Court finds South Carolina’s execution methods unconstitutional
September 7, 2022
South Carolina’s plan to execute men and women by electrocution or firing squad constitutes cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the state Constitution, a
Albert Woodfox
August 29, 2022
Albert Woodfox, who spent 42 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana State Penitentiary (also known as Angola Prison) for a crime he didn’t commit before
American Psychological Association calls for death penalty ban on those under 21
August 29, 2022
The American Psychological Association called on the courts, Congress, and state legislatures to ban the death penalty for people younger than 21, “based on scientific
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt issues a stay of execution for Glossip
August 29, 2022
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued a 60-day stay of execution for Richard Glossip. The stay is effective September 22, the day Glossip was scheduled
Former victim and Oklahoma Parole Board ask OK governor for mercy for Coddington
August 29, 2022
A former victim of James Coddington is asking Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt for mercy for Coddington, who is scheduled to be executed next Thursday. KWGS
CA Supreme Court decision could lead to multiple death LWOP resentencings
August 29, 2022
A number of people on California’s death row could be resentenced in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling earlier this month. The unanimous
