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…
We Have Known for Years California’s Death Penalty Is Discriminatory; Will A Court Finally Invalidate It?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Last week, arguing that evidence of racial bias in California’s implementation…
Major Challenge to California’s Death Penalty Filed – Highlights Evidence Demonstrating Racial Discrimination
San Francisco, CA – Arguing that evidence of racial bias in California’s implementation of the death penalty…
Update: Dorsey Executed in Missouri Despite Unprecedented Support
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Brian Dorsey was executed Tuesday night by the state of Missouri…
Court Rules Man Not Competent to Be Executed Due to Severe Mental Illness
Special to the Vanguard McAlester, OK – After conducting a competency hearing, a district court judge in…
Gender Bias Pervades Death Penalty Case – Advocates Urge SCOTUS Review
Special to the Vanguard In 2004, Brenda Andrew was sentenced to death, despite troubling gender bias shown…
Guest Commentary: Challenging the Racist Death Penalty in North Carolina
We’ll be in court to show a pattern by state prosecutors of striking Black jurors from death…
Report: Community Resource Initiative Evolves to ‘Full Picture Justice,’ Announces Name Change to Reflect Organization’s Commitment to Comprehensive Community Safety
By Bryan Miller SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Community Resource Initiative, now known as Full Picture Justice and…
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…
Will Death Penalty Be Struck Down in Riverside Case? Appellate Court Sends It Back to the Trial Judge to Decide
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – A year ago, a Riverside judge denied a…
Appellate Court Allows Racial Justice Act Cases to Move Forward
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – Nearly a year after a Riverside judge denied…
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…
Alabama Goes Through with Horrific Execution Using Untested Method
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The state of Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, in…
Oklahoma AG Takes Bold Stand: U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Glossip Case, Unveiling Ongoing Struggle for Justice
By Jenna Tooley, Sarah Chayet, and Bergen Greenley OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond…
Guest Commentary: Alabama Plans to Execute a Man with Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict
U.N. experts say the method is likely to constitute torture, violating international human rights treaties ratified by…
US Alone Among G7 Countries in Using Capital Punishment Last Year
Special to the Vanguard The Death Penalty Information Center had a brief report last week that found…
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: Another Year of America’s Failed Experiment – The Death Penalty in 2023
The executions of 24 people last year illustrated the full range of systemic flaws in our system…
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Report: Texas Leads Nation in Use of Death Penalty – Executed 8 People in 2023
By Rena Abdusalam AUSTIN, TX – Texas continues its outlier status for using the death penalty, compared…
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…
