October 30, 2012
Voters in the nation's most populous state could abolish the death penalty on November 6, which would have huge implications for the death penalty...
August 10, 2012
More than eight years after the United States Supreme Court reversed his death sentence because prosecutors suppressed crucial evidence and allowed...
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...
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...
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 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 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...
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...
