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An Interview with Michael Radelet, Ph.D.

An Interview with Michael Radelet, Ph.D. Michael Radelet is a sociologist at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he served as chair of the Sociology Department

May 18, 2020

Another Innocent Man Executed?

By Jessica S. Henry Walter “Arkie” Barton is scheduled to be executed by the State of Missouri on Tuesday, May 19th. Missouri may well be

May 4, 2020

California Moratorium

March 22, 2020

Federal death row prisoner files challenge to January execution

A lawyer for one of the five men the Trump Administration announced it plans to execute in December and January is challenging the legality of

August 20, 2019

Voices: Michael Radelet

“Justice Thurgood Marshall was correct in 1972 when he predicted that if people were better informed about the death penalty, they would reject it. That

August 16, 2019

Justice John Paul Stevens dies

In his book, book, Six Amendments, U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens called for revising six of the amendments to the Constitution, including the

August 16, 2019

DPF files amicus letter in support of motion to halt death penalty prosecutions

Death Penalty Focus has filed an amicus letter in support of a motion filed last month by death penalty lawyer and DPF board member Robert

August 16, 2019

“Death penalty violates PA’s constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment”

“Anyone who claims to believe in the sanctity of life, truth, or justice cannot seriously defend the application of the death penalty in Pennsylvania,” Philadelphia

August 16, 2019

In brief: August 2019

In Tennessee, the Tennessean reports Stephen West was executed by electric chair last night. He opted for electrocution over lethal injection, a choice available to

August 16, 2019

While we’re on the subject . . .

In his multi-part series, “We need to fix forensics. But how?” in the Washington Post, Radley Balko poses six questions to 14 experts who work

August 16, 2019

DOJ to restart federal executions; speed up death penalty process

The “machinery of death” will shift into high gear in the next few months if the Department of Justice gets its way. On Monday, Attorney

August 16, 2019

DPF files amicus letter in “Johnson” asking for CA Supreme Court review

Last month we reported on a case that may have enormous implications for the future of the death penalty in California. Death Penalty Focus has

August 7, 2019

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