October 31, 2008
On October 21, 2008, EJI attorneys argued that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals should order a new trial for death row prisoner David Wilson...
October 27, 2008
Racially discriminatory practices by Alabama prosecutors, including the elimination of African American jurors because they appeared to be of “low...
August 20, 2008
EJI is challenging the ruling of a Houston County, Alabama, trial judge, which refused to shield death row prisoner Jerry Jerome Smith from execution...
August 13, 2008
Bobby Waldrop was sentenced to death in Randolph County, Alabama, even though his jury decided that he should be sentenced to life in prison without...
May 29, 2008
On May 26, 2008, United Nations Special Rapporteur on racism Doudou Diene heard testimony from EJI Executive Director Bryan Stevenson as part of his...
February 21, 2008
A new film by Irish filmmakers on race and the death penalty is now available from EJI. "Death in Dixie," featuring former First Lady Rosalynn...
August 1, 2007
Ohio State University sociologists David Jacobs and Zhenchao Qian examined outcomes of 1560 people sentenced to death in 16 states from 1973 to 2002...
December 10, 2006
News article by Birmingham News writer Robin DeMonia reporting on racial bias in Alabama’s death penalty.
