Former Chair of OK Board of Pardons and Parole Condemns Death Penalty, Backs Bill to End It
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Adam Luck, the former Chair of Oklahoma’s Board of Pardons and Parole and…
South Carolina Death Row Prisoner Seeks Stay of Execution, Citing Botched Lethal Injections
COLUMBIA, SC – With just nine days until his scheduled execution, Brad Sigmon has filed an urgent…
Alameda County Prosecutors Found to Systematically Discriminate against Jurors
ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA– Prosecutors in Alameda County were found to have illegally excluded potential jurors in the…
Study Reports Declining Use of Death Penalty in Texas
AUSTIN, TX – There is a declining use of the death penalty in Texas, according to the…
Studies: ‘Powerful Link Between Childhood Abuse and Later Criminal Behavior’
WASHINGTON, DC – The case of the Menendez Brothers calls for the consideration of the role of…
Delaware Removes Death Penalty 8 Years After It Was Found Unconstitutional
DOVER, DE – Legislation repealing the death penalty was signed into law by Delaware Gov. John Carney…
Study: Time for Exoneration for Death Sentences Increases Past 20 Years
WASHINGTON, DC – The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) released research studies about the length of time…
Missouri Supreme Court Blocks Attorney General Request to Stop Innocence Hearing for Marcellus Williams
JEFFERSON CITY,MO — The Missouri Supreme Court last week denied Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s request to prevent…
Salon: Under U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v Wade, Red States Plan to Expand Death Penalty
By Connie Martinez and Enola Gueta WASHINGTON, DC – Many governors in red states are using the…
Report Finds More Mistakes Made Executing Black People Than Other Races
By Julie McCaffrey NEW ORLEANS, LA — Significantly more mistakes were made during the execution of Black…
Death Penalty Group Notes Tennessee Man on Death Row Wrongly Accused of Murder, Blames Errors at Trial
By Olivia Biliunas MEMPHIS, TN – A Tennessee man, Jessie Dotson, has been sentenced to death for…
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…
New Missouri Governor Seeks to Dissolve Panel Formed by Former Governor; Could Lead to Man’s Execution with Evidence in Question
By Estrella Torres, Vy Tran, Jenna Tooley JEFFERSON CITY, MO — Marcellus Williams, who has been on…
Researchers Find Perceptions of Facial Features in White Accused Affects Jury Sentencing Decisions
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – Researchers at Columbia University said they found “jurors’ perception of…
REPORT: Racial Disparities in 19th, Early 20th Century Reporting through Media Portrayals of Legal Execution
By Kayla Meraz WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a report from the Death Penalty Information Center, Professor Daniel…
U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear AZ Death Penalty Case Again – First Such Decision by SCOTUS This Term
By The Vanguard Staff WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Supreme Court last Wednesday granted certiorari in Thornell…
Jurors Who Found Michael Tisius Should Be Executed Now Voice Change of Heart, with Execution Set Tuesday
By The Vanguard Staff HUNTSVILLE, MO – Murders described by the New York Times as “so brazen,…
Q&A: DPIC Director Explains Why Cooper Investigation Was Flawed; Maintains Innocence Claims
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week a report from a special counsel, appointed by Governor…
Report by DPIC Finds Prosecutorial Misconduct Implicated in More than 550 Death Penalty Reversals or Exonerations
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor An analysis released last week by the Death Penalty Information Center…
Lawyers File Appeal to Stop April Execution of Texas Woman Who Is ‘Innocent’ and ‘Suffered Lifetime of Abuse’
The Vanguard Staff BROWNSVILLE, TX – A motion to withdraw or modify the April 27, 2022 execution…
