Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 203: David Dow Discusses Death Penalty Problems
In May, the US Supreme Court granted Richard Glossip a stay of execution after the Attorney General…
CA’s 9th Circuit Overturns Death Penalty, but Lets Conviction Remain in 1988 Murder Case against Former Russian Soldier
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for…
Post-Arrest Reflections from a Wrongly Incarcerated Individual — Some Mother’s Darling
By Benjamin Frandsen IRREVOCABLE WYOMING — The silent screaming of a soul as it’s ripped from the…
Guest Commentary: Malcolm X Would Call Biden a ‘Pretender Public Defender’
by Stephen Cooper Editor’s note: Malcolm X was born 98 years ago on May 19, 1925 Malcolm…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 200: David Dow on Executed on Technicalities
David Dow went from a death penalty supporter to founding the Texas Innocence Network and running a…
Commentary: Yolo Ponders Death Penalty for Serial Killer Amid a Disappearing National Capital Punishment
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – On Friday, the Yolo County DA’s office announced…
My View: Really? The DA Is Considering the Death Penalty in the Serial Killer Case?
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Davis, CA – Friday culminated a whirlwind of activity as Carlos…
Oklahoma Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip Files to Void an Unjust Clemency Hearing – Execution Days Away
By Cheyenne Galloway OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – With his execution date just days away, Richard Glossip, an…
Supreme Court Rules for Rodney Reed, Seeking to Prove His Innocence
Special to the Vanguard Washington, DC – The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Rodney Reed…
Guest Commentary: Challenging the Racist Practice That Excludes Black Jurors from Death Penalty Cases
Death qualification goes hand in hand with mass incarceration and the racial bias embedded in our criminal…
ACLU, Defendants Appeal Judge’s Ruling on Death Penalty in Riverside Racial Justice Act Case
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – In February, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz…
VANGUARD INCARCERATED PRESS: The Death Penalty – Deterrent or Inhumane?
By Jamel Walker Communication 321: Interpersonal Communication One of the more controversial aspects of the US justice…
Everyday Injustice Episode 193: Daniel Medwed and the Racism of the Death Penalty
In 2021, Professor Daniel Medwed published an article in the Brooklyn Law Review: “Black Deaths Matter: the…
Commentary: It’s Time to Kill the Death Penalty
By Stanley Howard I’m going to start by screaming the silent part out loud—THE FACT THAT WE…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 192: Why is Texas Trying to Execute Andre Thomas?
Recently a Texas judge delayed the execution of Andre Thomas—a man who is so severely mentally ill,…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 191: Death Penalty Representation in Philadelphia
In Everyday Injustice’s second installment with Marc Bookman, we discuss the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation—a non-profit…
Riverside Judge Denies Motion to Strike Death Penalty under Racial Justice Act
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Riverside, CA – On Friday, Riverside Superior Court Judge Bernard Schwartz…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 189: Professor Sean O’Brien Discusses Death Penalty Work in MO
Earlier in February, the state of Missouri executed Leonard Taylor, despite strong evidence of innocence. Discussing that…
Former Prosecutor: DOJ Contradicts Joe Biden’s Initial Campaigning against Death Penalty by Pursuing Capital Punishment against 2017 Terrorist
By Kimberly Torres MANHATTAN, NY – Former prosecutor for the Manhattan district attorney’s office Jordan Rubin this…
PA Governor Continues Death Penalty Pause; Calls on General Assembly to Abolish the Death Penalty
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Harrisburg, PA – On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that…
