- OUTLIER COUNTIES: Ohio Death-Row Prisoner Challenges Sentence Based on Hamilton County Race Discrimination Studyby Death Penalty Information Center on September 17, 2021 at 11:26 pm
An African-American man sentenced to death in Hamilton County, Ohio in 1999 for the murder of a white man is seeking to overturn his conviction and death sentence based on evidence from a recently published study that he was more than five times more likely […]
- NEW SCHOLARSHIP: History Says Those Left on Death Row After Capital Punishment Statutes are Struck Down or Repealed Should Not be Executedby Death Penalty Information Center on September 17, 2021 at 12:24 am
“What should become of individuals who are awaiting execution following the repeal or judicial invalidation of capital punishment legislation?,” ask authors James R. Acker (pictured, left) and Brian W. Stull (pictured, right) in a recent article […]
- Four Utah Prosecutors Urge Legislature to Repeal and Replace Death Penaltyby Death Penalty Information Center on September 15, 2021 at 11:57 pm
Four Utah district attorneys, representing counties that comprise 57.5% of the state’s population, have urged the state legislature and Utah Governor Spencer Cox to enact legislation to repeal and replace Utah’s death penalty. In an open letter […]
- Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board Recommends Clemency for Julius Jonesby Death Penalty Information Center on September 15, 2021 at 12:19 am
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board has voted to recommend that Governor Kevin Stitt commute the death sentence imposed on Julius Jones (pictured) by an Oklahoma County jury in 1999 to a sentence of life in prison with the possibility of parole. After a […]
- U.S. Supreme Court stays execution of John Ramirezby Kristin on September 8, 2021 at 2:17 pm
Around 9:00 PM Central Time on September 8, 2021 – three hours after he was scheduled to be put to death – the U.S. Supreme Court granted a stay of execution to John Ramirez. The Justices also granted his petition for certiorari, which means it […]
- TCADP September 2021 Newsletter: Texas set to execute seven peopleby Kristin on September 1, 2021 at 1:26 pm
In this edition Scheduled executions: The execution of John Ramirez is set for one week from today – take action now! Case updates: Anti-violence organizations, Innocence Project file briefs in support of Melissa Lucio; Bexar County jury imposes first […]
- Texas Department of Criminal Justice once again denies free exercise of religion; complaint filed by John Ramirezby Kristin on August 20, 2021 at 8:19 pm
Although COVID cases are once again surging across the country, the State of Texas appears determined to move forward with seven executions over the next three months. On September 8, 2021, the State is scheduled to execute John Ramirez. It is the third […]
- TCADP August 2021 Newsletter: Rodney Reed returns to court to prove his innocenceby Kristin on August 2, 2021 at 3:00 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Six Texas executions currently scheduled for the Fall of 2021 Case updates: Ruben Gutierrez, who faces execution in October, continues to seek DNA testing; Rodney Reed returns to court to prove his innocence In […]
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- Race and the Death Penalty: “Just a Bunch of Racists”?by James Clark on November 4, 2016 at 4:29 pm
At a recent public debate of California’s competing ballot initiatives on the death penalty, Paul Pfingst, a former district attorney for San Diego County and a supporter of Prop 66, spoke about the role race plays in the death penalty. … Please […]
- Troy Davis: 5 Years Onby James Clark on September 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Troy was on death row for over two decades before he was finally executed. In that time he became a leader himself in the movement to end the death penalty, with his steadfast spirit and unshakeable faith in justice inspiring activists around the world.
- Troy Davis’s Legacyby Guest Writer on September 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm
By Savannah Fox, Field Organizer Five years ago today, on September 21st, I became an activist. I didn’t sign my first petition or attended my first rally. I found my passion, my anger and my hope as an activist, all … Please continue reading.
- Jeffrey Wood is Scheduled for Execution on August 24th, but he Didn’t Commit Murderby James Clark on August 17, 2016 at 9:41 pm
As death sentences and executions dwindle around the country and most states are abandoning the death penalty, a few states are determined to keep executions rolling. Top of the list is Texas, the state that’s now gearing up to execute a man who never […]