Corinna Lane, a former prosecutor, discusses the flaws in the US death penalty system, the pharmaceutical crisis that halted lethal injection, and the humanity of those on death row in her book Secrets of the Killing State.
Idaho has temporarily halted executions while the state prepares to implement the firing squad as its primary method of capital punishment, with no executions expected to take place until 2026.
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders this past week said she is taking a measured…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Death penalty expert Robert Dunham has shared a new update on the state of…
NASHVILLE, TN – Nine men on death row in Tennessee have filed a legal challenge against the…
BATON ROUGE, LA – After a 15-year hiatus, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has announced his administration’s intent…
ATLANTA, GA – A federal judge here last week ruled against a Georgia man on death row,…
By Jenna Tooley MONTGOMERY, AL— In a controversial turn of events, the state of Alabama executed…
By Julie McCaffrey ATMORE, AL — Kenneth Smith, 58, who took part in a murder-for-hire scheme in…
By Rena Abdusalam AUSTIN, TX – If it goes through with its upcoming executions, Texas will allegedly…
By Michael Apfel and Hannah Adams ATMORE, AL — Alabama Department of Corrections last week cited an…
By Gracy Joslin NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Monday temporarily halted the lethal injection of…
By Alex Klimenko PHOENIX, AZ – Arizona Supreme Court Chief Justice Robert Brutinel Monday vacated, and refused…
By Linda Lye and Ana Zamora On Nov. 6, 2015, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation…
by Ana Zamora Last Friday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) made public proposed regulations…
In the hours that followed the execution of Joseph Wood, Governor Jan Brewer would issue a statement…
It was years ago I read about an individual who was put under anesthesia but was fully…
Two days after Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, in dissent, unloaded one of the most powerful, poignant, and…
On Monday, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied Arizona’s request for a rehearing…