U.S. Supreme Court to Review Legal Challenge from United States, Families, and Doctors Opposing Transgender Health Care Ban
By Yana Singhal WASHINGTON, DC – After various challenges on the Transgender Health Care Ban, the Supreme Court…
Alabama Executes Kenneth Smith Using Nitrogen Gas, Igniting Debate Over Cruelty and Ethics
By Jenna Tooley MONTGOMERY, AL— In a controversial turn of events, the state of Alabama executed…
Sunday Commentary: But the Victims… Get Lost in the Death Penalty Process
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There are those who argue that the death penalty is about…
Guest Commentary: Death by Nitrogen Hypoxia
by Billy Sinclair Some human rights experts believe death by nitrogen hypoxia is painful and excruciating. Nitrogen…
Guest Commentary: Jews Must Speak Out against Alabama’s Planned Nitrogen-Gassing Executions
by Stephen A. Cooper & Cantor Michael J. Zoosman A lawyer-turned-death penalty abolitionist and a Jewish cantor…
Alabama Governor Announces January Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama will become the first state in the nation to…
Guest Commentary: Alabama to Subject Death Row Spiritual Advisors to Nitrogen Gas Risks
by Stephen Cooper In its euthanasia guidelines, the American Veterinary Medical Association advises against the use of nitrogen gas to…
New Report Charges Problems with ‘Insidiously Designed’ Probation and Parole
By Michael McCutcheon NORTHAMPTON, MA – A new report by the Prison Policy Initiative (PPI) reveals that…
Elected Prosecutors Meet to ‘Explore Enduring Influence of Slavery and Jim Crow’ on Current Legal System
By The Vanguard Staff NEW YORK, NY – More than 20 reform-minded elected prosecutors from around the…
Four States Vote in 2022 Midterm Elections to End Slavery
By Laurel Spear BATON ROUGE, LA — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters in five states—Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon,…
4 State Executions Scheduled This Week Across U.S. – Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Oklahoma
By Leila Katibah During the week of Nov.17, four men across the U.S. are scheduled to be…
Pressure Continues at Alabama Capitol for Change as Prison Strike that has Led to Deaths Hits 18 Days
By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL—The State Capital here Friday was the target by prisoner advocates, formerly…
Alabama Execution Halted Amid Legal Battles, Struggle to Access Inmate’s Veins
By Michael Apfel and Hannah Adams ATMORE, AL — Alabama Department of Corrections last week cited an…
Female Journalist Told Skirt Too Short to Watch Alabama Execution – Another Reporter Questioned
By Tommy Nguyen and Kacie Williams ATMORE, AL – A female journalist reporting on an execution in…
Guest Commentary: An Abomination in Alabama
By Stephen Cooper (Editor’s note: Originally Published in 2018 by Church of England Magazine.) When, in October…
Guest Commentary: Sick and Shrouded in Secrecy – Alabama’s Contract to Gas Humans to Death
By Stephen Cooper For $25,000, Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall has contracted with Tennessee company “FDR Safety”…
Open Letter: Alabama Board of Pardons, Re: Christopher Revis
by Stephan A. Cooper, Esq. Dear Honorable Board Members: I write on behalf of my former client,…
