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Alabama Inmate With Terminal Cancer Scheduled for Execution This Week

Federal Court Grants Habeas Relief to Alabama Death Row Prisoner

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Lethal Injection

Alabama Governor Grants 45-Day Reprieve Hours Before Scheduled Execution

Death Sentencing Rate in Alabama Increases

EJI Challenges Death in Prison Sentence Imposed on 14-Year-Old California Child

EJI Launches Project to Challenge Racial Bias in Jury Selection

EJI Wins Relief for Persons Sentenced to Die in Prison for Nonviolent Crimes

EJI Screens "Death in Dixie"

Alabama Supreme Court Clarifies Briefing Requirements and Reaffirms Rule 32 Petitioner's Right to Amend

Court of Criminal Appeals Erred in Sua Sponte Application of Procedural Bar

Study Finds African Americans Convicted of Killing Whites Most Likely to Be Executed

Written Motion for New Trial Filed Directly with Trial Judge Held Sufficient to Toll Notice of Appeal Period

Equitable Tolling Available in Rule 32 Cases

EJI Hosts European Union Ambassador

Birmingham News Editorial Series on the Death Penalty in Alabama