In a historic move, President Biden’s decision to commute the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates has sparked a wave of debate and reflection
On September 24, 2024, Marcellus Williams was executed in Missouri for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, a case that has reignited debates over the
The NAACP is making urgent appeals to Missouri Governor Mike Parson to halt the impending execution of Marcellus Williams, a Black man who has maintained
On March 21, Uganda’s parliament passed a measure to make it a crime to identify as LGBTQ. More than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already
On the evening of Feb. 22, Robert Hayes was found guilty of the deaths of three Florida prostitutes more than 15 years ago. Laquetta Gunther’s
California is the most populous state in the country and, subsequently, has a large prison population. The state is also at the top of the
The state of Arkansas is giving the country a taste of the cold economics of the death penalty. Just like many Americans may dispose of
On New Year’s day of January 2006, Ricky Gray killed Bryan and Kathryn Harvey and their 9-year-old and 4-year-old daughters during a home invasion in
An understaffed U.S. Supreme Court is in session as Ohio gets ready to restart executions. The state had stopped executions in 2014 after the botched
On Sept. 7, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court will hear the capital appeal of 25-year-old Rodricus Crawford. I spent three months investigating his case, interviewing
On September 7, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court will hear the capital appeal of 25-year-old Rodricus Crawford. I spent three months investigating his case, interviewing
On Sept. 7, 2016, the Louisiana Supreme Court will hear the capital appeal of 25-year-old Rodricus Crawford. I spent three months investigating his case, interviewing
The name of cold-blooded racist killer Dylann Roof will go down in infamy. His mass shooting attack at Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South
A man who shot and killed two NYPD detectives in March 2003 has avoided a federal death sentence for the second time. Ronell Wilson was
In a landmark decision on Wednesday, July 16, U.S. District Court Judge Cormac Carney declared the death penalty in California unconstitutional. The ruling affects hundreds
Yesterday, Georgia became the first state to execute a man since national attention was drawn to a horribly failed execution in Oklahoma. Inmate Marcus Wellons was
McCarthy cut off her victim’s finger to steal her diamond ring.
For 30 years, Mumia Abu-Jamal’s murder conviction and pending death sentence for the shooting of Daniel Faulkner, a white police officer, have been the subject
We have been aware of the inequities prevalent in the U.S. prison system with respect to race in terms of both incarceration and sentencing since
Mumia Abu-Jamal was again spared the death penalty for being a convicted cop killer, this time by the U.S. Supreme Court, who told Philadelphia prosecutors
