The incomprehensible injustice of the Andre Thomas case
February 27, 2023
The State of Texas plans to execute Andre Thomas on April 5. Throughout his life, Thomas sought treatment for his severe mental illness symptoms, including
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Pennsylvania governor continues moratorium; calls on legislature to abolish the death penalty
February 27, 2023
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced earlier this month that he will not sign any execution warrants while he is in office, he will continue the
Poll: Majority of Oklahomans support a moratorium on the death penalty
February 27, 2023
A poll commissioned by Oklahoma Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, released last week, shows that 78% of Oklahoma voters support a moratorium on the
CA AG Rob Bonta establishes a conviction integrity unit
February 27, 2023
In an effort to “remedy cases where there have been miscarriages of justice,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced earlier this month that he is
On Demand: “Lethal Injection Lies”: The Myth of the Humane, Painless Execution
February 25, 2023
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, DPF presented a discussion about “Lethal Injection Lies,” the myth that there is a painless, humane way to kill a
A new bill would restore media access to California prisons
February 13, 2023
The news media may be permitted to visit and interview individuals imprisoned in California prisons and jails for the first time since the mid-1990s, under
Interfaith leaders ask for an independent review of Alabama execution protocol
February 8, 2023
A group of faith leaders is asking Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to appoint an independent review board to investigate the state’s execution protocol, AL.com reports.
Four death-sentenced men challenge Texas’ solitary confinement policy
February 1, 2023
Four men sentenced to death in Texas have filed a class-action lawsuit against the state corrections department alleging that subjecting the 185 men on death
Oklahoma delays seven execution dates, including Richard Glossip’s
January 26, 2023
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted a motion filed by newly-elected Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond to slow down the state’s frenzied plan to
Arizona pauses its executions; orders a review of procedures and protocols
January 25, 2023
Stating that Arizona’s recent history of executions by lethal injection “has caused many, including courts, to express concerns regarding whether executions are being carried out
Report reveals Tennessee’s appalling execution protocol
January 25, 2023
2022 was the “year of the botched execution,” according to the Death Penalty Information Center. And now, a 166-page report from a law firm commissioned
CA Supreme Court to give 18-25-year-olds sentenced to lwop a second look
January 25, 2023
The California Supreme Court granted review earlier this month on whether people serving life-without-parole sentences for crimes committed when they were between the ages of
Donald Spoto
February 27, 2023
Former Death Penalty Focus board member Donald Spoto died earlier this month. He was 81. His death from a brain hemorrhage was announced by his
While we’re on the subject . . .
February 27, 2023
“Justice Department standards on federal death penalty called confusing,” was the headline in a recent Washington Post article. The paper interviewed federal defense lawyers and
In brief: February 2023
February 27, 2023
The Death Penalty Information Center reports that the first state killing this year occurred on January 3, when Missouri executed Amber McLaughlin. Texas followed one
The incomprehensible injustice of the Andre Thomas case
February 27, 2023
The State of Texas plans to execute Andre Thomas on April 5. Throughout his life, Thomas sought treatment for his severe mental illness symptoms, including
Pennsylvania governor continues moratorium; calls on legislature to abolish the death penalty
February 27, 2023
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced earlier this month that he will not sign any execution warrants while he is in office, he will continue the
Poll: Majority of Oklahomans support a moratorium on the death penalty
February 27, 2023
A poll commissioned by Oklahoma Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, released last week, shows that 78% of Oklahoma voters support a moratorium on the
CA AG Rob Bonta establishes a conviction integrity unit
February 27, 2023
In an effort to “remedy cases where there have been miscarriages of justice,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced earlier this month that he is
On Demand: “Lethal Injection Lies”: The Myth of the Humane, Painless Execution
February 25, 2023
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, DPF presented a discussion about “Lethal Injection Lies,” the myth that there is a painless, humane way to kill a
A new bill would restore media access to California prisons
February 13, 2023
The news media may be permitted to visit and interview individuals imprisoned in California prisons and jails for the first time since the mid-1990s, under
