November 5, 2012
Bryan Stevenson was awarded the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights Award on November 3, 2012, in Birmingham, Alabama.(Frank Couch/fcouch@al.com)...
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...
October 22, 2012
On September 28, 2012, the Alabama Supreme Court reversed and remanded the case of Christopher Floyd, who was sentenced to death by an all-white...
October 18, 2012
Uniformed police officers oppose relief in Fayetteville courtroom during Racial Justice Act hearing. Photo by Andrew Craft/Fayetteville Observer...
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 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 20, 2012
Judge Greg Weeks
Cumberland County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks this morning vacated Marcus Robinson's death sentence after...
April 5, 2012
The February 26th shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin has sparked shock, outrage, and action across the state of Florida and the nation, and...
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...
