Voices: Ashley Cook
November 8, 2021
A year ago, wrongful convictions and the death penalty were not something that crossed my mind very often. As a Japanese major, I generally stay
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Oklahoma executes John Grant
November 8, 2021
“I want to share with you my absolute conviction that the death penalty must disappear from the entire world as it is a shame for
A “phenomenal legal battle in Japan”
November 8, 2021
In Japan, death row prisoners wake up every day wondering if it will be their last. Execution dates are not set in Japan so the prisoners don’t know when they will be executed until right before they are hanged (the only method Japan uses).
While we’re on the subject…
November 8, 2021
In its analysis of the President Biden-appointed US Supreme Court Reform Commission’s draft recommendations, Balls and Strikes says the “commission gave the death penalty a
“One Hundred Years From Mississippi” is now streaming free for DPF supporters!
November 8, 2021
You are going to want to meet Mamie Lang Kirkland.
Alabama Executes Willie B. Smith
November 8, 2021
The state of Alabama executed Willie B. Smith last month without bothering to dispute the fact that he was intellectually disabled.
In brief: November 2021
November 8, 2021
Updates from Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, and Utah.
Florida’s Catholic bishops urge DeSantis to stay Owen’s execution
June 6, 2023
Florida’s Catholic bishops are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant a stay of execution to Duane Owen, and commute his sentence to life without parole,
While we’re on the subject. . .
June 1, 2023
“Tonight, by killing Darryl Barwick, we the People of the State of Florida also killed the belief that redemption matters. That remorse matters. That people,
In brief: May 2023
June 1, 2023
(This post was updated on June 1, 2023.) In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew a hold on the June 15 death warrant for Duane Owen,
Senate passes CA bill allowing judicial review of old sentences
May 22, 2023
As originally written, California’s SB 94 would have allowed judges to review death and life-without-parole sentences for people imprisoned for at least 20 years. The
CA Supreme Court slows pace on capital appeals
May 15, 2023
There are no death penalty cases on the California Supreme Court’s late-May calendar, the Horvitz & Levy blog At the Lectern notes, and points out
Florida governor signs death penalty bill for rape of a minor
May 15, 2023
Early this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would allow a person convicted of the rape of a minor to be sentenced
SCOTUS grants Glossip a stay of execution
May 8, 2023
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Richard Glossip a stay of execution to give the Court time to review two pending petitions. Glossip was
In brief: April 2023
April 27, 2023
In Texas, a district court judge withdrew the April 26 execution date for Ivan Cantu. CBS Texas reports that the postponement was granted to give
Washington State abolishes its death penalty
April 27, 2023
“It’s official. The death penalty is no longer in state law,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted last week after signing SB 5087. In a follow-up
