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Category: Death Penalty

Hours Before Scheduled Execution, Jimmy Meders is Granted Clemency

We are overjoyed that at 1:00 pm yesterday, a mere 6 hours before he was…

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Georgia Must Test the DNA Evidence in Imminent Scheduled Execution

In just two days, on Wednesday, November 13th, Georgia state officials have scheduled an execution…

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Every Defendant Deserves a Trial Free of Race Discrimination

In September of 2017, Keith “Bo” Tharpe came within hours of execution; the Supreme Court…

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When a Lawyer’s Conflict Can Be Fatal

“A deeply troubling truth about the death penalty is that it is often handed down…

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Clemente Aguirre is the Nation’s 164th Death Row Exoneree

Clemente Aguirre-Jarquin, 38, walked out of a Florida detention facility on the afternoon of November…

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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…

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South Dakota Executes an Intellectually Disabled Man

Growing up, Rodney Berget had some trouble fitting in. His home life was troubled; he…

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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…

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Former Prosecutors and Others File Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Support of Johnny Lee Gates

Yesterday, a unique group of former prosecutors, a former judge, and a civil rights attorney…

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Newly Discovered Prosecutors’ Notes Reveal Blatant Race Discrimination in Capital Jury Selection

Today, the Southern Center for Human Rights and the Georgia Innocence Project filed a supplement…

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Alabama Botches Doyle Lee Hamm’s Execution

Last Thursday, the state of Alabama attempted to execute Doyle Lee Hamm. Hamm, whom we…

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