August 10, 2012
More than eight years after the United States Supreme Court reversed his death sentence because prosecutors suppressed crucial evidence and allowed...
August 7, 2012
Although the U.S. Supreme Court banned the death penalty for people with mental retardation, Texas is planning to execute Marvin Wilson today. Mr...
July 2, 2012
The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday unanimously reversed Kenneth McKinnis's conviction and death sentence after finding that the jury was...
May 30, 2012
On May 18, 2012, Victor Stephens was taken off death row after 25 years and resentenced to life in prison. The result came after the United States...
May 18, 2012
Carlos DeLuna, left, and Carlos Hernandez
A recently published investigation shows that on December 7, 1989, Texas executed Carlos DeLuna for a...
May 7, 2012
In an editorial in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jimmy Carter explains the "overwhelming ethical, financial, and religious reasons to abolish the...
May 2, 2012
EJI has won relief for Vernon Madison based on a claim that the prosecutor illegally excluded African Americans from serving on Mr. Madison's jury.
April 25, 2012
Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy signed into law today a bill that repeals the death penalty, making his state the 17th state — the 5th in five...
April 20, 2012
Judge Greg Weeks
Cumberland County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks this morning vacated Marcus Robinson's death sentence after...
April 10, 2012
Larry Smith was released from jail on Friday after serving more than 17 years on death row. He has maintained his innocence since his arrest and...
