Sir Richard Branson Urges Missouri Governor to Halt Execution of Innocent Man
Virgin Group Founder Posts Full-Page Ad Calling for Clemency for Marcellus Williams, Scheduled for Execution on Sep….
Family of Black Teen Shot in Head by Man after Youth Knocked on Wrong Door Sues Homeowner, Homeowner Association
By The Vanguard Staff KANSAS CITY, MO – A white man who shot a Black teen in…
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…
Report: Why Cities Should See Housing First as Tool for Decarceration
By Audrey Sawyer WASHINGTON, DC – The Prison Policy Initiative examined over 50 studies and reports that…
European Union Calls on Missouri Governor to Stop Execution of Michael Tisius
Editor’s note: On Monday, Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined clemency for a man who faces execution…
California Legislation to Protect Those Who Conduct Search for Abortion, Gender Affirming Care Receiving Big Support
By Citlalli Florez SACRAMENTO, CA – Assemblymember Mia Bonta (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill 793 nearly four months…
Georgia Prosecutor Blows Whistle on Politicians Using Oversight to ‘Silence Voters’
By Rena Abdusalam SAVANNAH, GA – Republican leaders in Georgia have created legislation recently designed to inhibit…
ABA Writer Opines Systemic Injustices in the Judicial System Exploiting Those with Financial Hardships
By Zainab Antepli CHICAGO, ILL – Tim Curry, policy & research director at the Fines and Fees…
Law Prof Suggests How Missouri Can Reform Its Wrongful Conviction Compensation Statute – and Save State Money
By Tommy Nguyen ST. LOUIS, MO – In light of recent exonerations of wrongfully convicted men in…
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…
St. Louis Man Freed After 30 Years; Attorney’s Fight to Change State Law Pays Off
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Last week Missouri carried through an execution…
Man Faces Missouri Execution Tuesday – Organizations Call on Court, Governor to Review Death Sentence of Leonard Taylor After Witness Recants, Other Facts Surface
By Amy Berberyan, Vaiva Utaraite and Kimberly Torres BONNE TERRE, MO – A man named Leonard Taylor…
Missouri Executes Man Despite Findings that Racism Contributed to His Conviction and Sentence
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor St. Louis, MO – Despite a finding by a special…
Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 140: Tony Messenger Talks about Criminalizing the Poor
Tony Messenger, a reporter for the St. Louis Post Dispatch, talks about the issue of fines and…
Private Appeal Turned Public, Former Gov. Bob Holden Urges Gov. Parson to Stay Ernest Johnson’s Missouri Execution This Tuesday
By Gina Kim and Joshua Cenzano JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Twenty men were executed during former Gov….
Missouri Governor’s Pardons Don’t Include Lamar Johnson – For Now, Johnson Remains in Prison for Crime He Did Not Commit
By Casey Rawlings and Elizabeth Garabedian ST. LOUIS, MO – Missouri governor Mike Parson has now announced…
Formerly Wrongly Incarcerated Watches Strickland’s Circumstance and Notices a Familiar Ring
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Kevin Strickland has spent more than 42 years in prison with…
