The End of Louisiana’s “Jim Crow Jury”
Last week, Louisiana voted overwhelmingly to abolish non-unanimous jury verdicts – a relic of Jim Crow that has, since its…
Tennessee Plans to Execute Edmund Zagorski in Electric Chair Tonight
Tonight, in Tennessee, barring any last minute intervention, Edmund Zagorski will be strapped into an electric chair. Four sponges soaked…
South Dakota Executes an Intellectually Disabled Man
Growing up, Rodney Berget had some trouble fitting in. His home life was troubled; he was surrounded by alcoholism and…
Bail Reform in Atlanta Has Been Successful: Don’t be Duped by Misleading Court Data, Especially in the Wake of the Cyberattack
Nearly 750,000 people are detained in jails across the country every day because of an inability to post bail. The…
Are Alabama Sheriffs Violating Federal Law? It’s Time to Investigate.
Today, in a letter sent to the United States Attorneys for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Alabama, the…
Last Week, Texas Executed 2 Men in 24 Hours
Last week, two Texans were executed by lethal injection within a 24-hour period. From conviction to death, neither of them…
Envisioning the Future and Deconstructing the Past at the Decriminalizing Race and Poverty Symposium
Guest Blog by Taylor Lewis At the Decriminalizing Race and Poverty Symposium, held on September 11th at Georgia State Law…
The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing: 55 Years Later
Inside the church, a teacher screamed, “Lie on the floor! Lie on the floor!” Rafters collapsed, a skylight fell on…
‘I Don’t Want Her Death in that Jail to be in Vain’: The Barbaric Conditions for Mentally Ill Women at South Fulton Jail
When the phone call came from the South Fulton Jail in April of 2017, Willie Ruth Myrick blacked out. The…
