A recent report from the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) details the historical role of race in South Carolina’s capital punishment system. The findings indicate that the state’s death penalty administration has disproportionately affected Black defendants for over 150 years, citing systemic racial disparities.
South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster enacted House Bill 4756, mandating that transgender and nonbinary students in public schools and universities utilize restrooms and changing facilities inconsistent with their gender identity. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) condemned the measure, characterizing it as discriminatory and asserting it adversely impacts the LGBTQ+ community.
John Wood, a death row prisoner in South Carolina, was ruled not competent for execution due to severe schizophrenia, temporarily halting the state from issuing a death warrant against him.
South Carolina’s execution of Stephen Bryant has reignited debate over the use of the firing squad, which is authorized in five U.S. states, and has been used historically as an instrument of fear and repression.
The US has carried out 25 executions this year, with 60% concentrated in Florida, Texas, and South Carolina, while new death sentences have dropped to near historic lows, reflecting a disconnect between political decisions and public sentiment.
The Supreme Court ruled that Medicaid patients do not have a right to sue to enforce their right to a qualified health care provider of choice, potentially limiting access to essential reproductive health care services.
California is facing a housing crisis due to excessive regulation and restrictive land use policies, resulting in a lack of affordable housing and unaffordable home prices.
COLUMBIA, SC – Mikal Mahdi, convicted of killing an off-duty police officer in South Carolina, was executed…
CHARLESTON, S.C. – In Death Penalty News this month, Randy Poindexter describes his experience with solitary confinement…
COLUMBIA, SC – With just nine days until his scheduled execution, Brad Sigmon has filed an urgent…
Vanguard News Desk Editor WASHINGTON, DC – Conditions at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail violate the 8th and…
By Ella Rindt EASTHAMPTON, MASS – In a briefing published Tuesday by Prison Policy Initiative, it was…
Special to the Vanguard Washington – In a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court today issued a decision…
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By Julie McCaffrey NEBRASKA AND SOUTH CAROLINA – Abortion bans in Nebraska and South Carolina failed to…
The video is shocking and horrifying. Whatever the student did to earn the attention of a police…
The tragic shooting that killed nine people in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, has brought a…