The ACLU of Oklahoma and other organizations have successfully advocated for the end of indefinite solitary confinement for most people sentenced to death at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary, resulting in improved living conditions and increased access to programs and social interaction.
A coalition of California and national civil rights leaders called on Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the death sentences of all 574 individuals currently on California’s death row, citing systemic injustice, racial bias, and irreparable harm.
A Louisiana judge has dismissed the conviction of Jimmie Christian Duncan, a man who spent 26 years on death row for the death of his girlfriend’s toddler daughter, after new evidence showed that the bite mark analysis used to convict him was scientifically invalid.
MONTGOMERY, AL– Black Americans are serving death row sentences on a greater scale than white or other…
AUSTIN, TX – The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) has published an update regarding Robert Roberson’s fate…
WASHINGTON, DC – An Oklahoma woman was sent to death row by the Supreme Court on lurid…
BROWNSVILLE, TX – The U.S. U.S. Supreme Court this week heard arguments that exposed how those on…
ATLANTA, GA – A federal judge here last week ruled against a Georgia man on death row,…
MANSFIELD, LA – The District Court of DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, this past week scheduled an execution warrant…
AUSTIN, TX – There is a declining use of the death penalty in Texas, according to the…
Outgoing President Biden had a chance to clear out the federal death row—denying incoming President Trump of…
On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, I finally left San Quentin State Prison, finally left East Block, and…
Washington: President Biden announced early Monday morning that he is commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on…
Image by Frank Schulenburg – Own work via Wikimedia Commons FRESNO, CA– Keith Doolin was convicted of…
By Jenna Tooley LIVINGSTON, TX – The scheduled execution of Ivan Cantu Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in…
By Kristin Trent BATON ROUGE, LA – The ACLU Friday commended Gov. of Louisiana, John Bel…
By The Vanguard OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (OK-CADP) Friday…
By Crescenzo Vellucci The Vanguard Sacramento Bureau WASHINGTON, DC – Legal commentators are drawing attention to a…
By Jason Davis Randall Cash, 63, was arrested at age 25 and after a 7 years long…
By Destiny Gurrola SHERMAN, TX – Death Row prisoner Andre Thomas’ attempts to obtain the necessary documents…