April 9, 2012
The Alabama Supreme Court today stayed the execution of Carey Grayson, which was scheduled for this Thursday, April 12. The stay comes after a...
April 6, 2012
Brandon Washington was sentenced to life imprisonment without parole last week following a new sentencing hearing that was ordered by the Alabama...
March 30, 2012
At its annual benefit dinner on March 26, 2012, EJI honored founder and president of the Children's Defense Fund, Marian Wright Edelman (above),...
March 29, 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit granted Tommy Arthur's motion to stay his execution, which the Alabama Supreme Court had...
March 27, 2012
On March 21, 2012, the United States Supreme Court held in two cases, Missouri v. Frye and Lafler v. Cooper, that trial lawyers may be found...
March 20, 2012
The United States Supreme Court today decided in Martinez v. Ryan that a prisoner whose postconviction lawyer fails to adequately challenge his trial...
March 5, 2012
Death Row Unit, Holman Prison in Atmore, Alabama
Anthony Hinton has been condemned on Alabama's death row for more than 25 years for a crime EJI...
February 22, 2012
The Alabama Supreme Court has scheduled execution dates for Tommy Arthur and Carey Grayson, despite questions about the reliability of their death...
February 10, 2012
Last week, the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals ordered state officials to explain their refusal to pay funds approved for expert assistance for...
February 6, 2012
Bryan Stevenson testifies in Fayetteville, NC
North Carolina attorneys have begun presenting evidence in the first hearing under the state's...
