February 2, 2012
The United States Supreme Court on January 23, 2012, denied the State of Alabama's request for review in the case of Thomas Lane, who was granted a...
January 25, 2012
Delaware Governor Jack Markell last week accepted a recommendation from the state Board of Pardons to commute Robert Gattis's death sentence to life...
January 18, 2012
The United States Supreme Court today held that Alabama death row prisoner Cory Maples cannot be denied federal court review of his conviction and...
December 31, 2011
New reports show that death sentences across the nation dropped dramatically in 2011. Executions also continued to decline. And in many states...
December 28, 2011
Two recent decisions raise new questions about the ability of states to legally and humanely carry out executions using lethal injection. On...
December 22, 2011
This week a federal court ruled that Alabama death row prisoner Billy Joe Magwood has been illegally sentenced to death and is now entitled to relief...
December 14, 2011
A coalition of murder victims' family members, law enforcement officials, former prison wardens, and advocates for criminal justice reform recently...
November 24, 2011
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber said this week that he will halt the execution of a death row inmate scheduled for next month and will allow no more...
November 16, 2011
Manuel Valle spent 33 years on death row in Florida before he was executed on September 28, 2011, at the age of 61. In a dissent from the United...
November 11, 2011
The United States Supreme Court, over a forceful dissent, this week refused to review the case of Texas death row prisoner Duane Buck, leaving intact...
