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Alabama Executes Willie Smith as Other States Retreat from Lethal Punishment

10.22.21

Alabama Executes Willie Smith

10.21.21

Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Men Accused of Killing Ahmaud Arbery

Updated11.04.21

Alabama Seeks Execution of Another Person with Intellectual Disability

10.19.21

Historical Marker Dedicated for Veterans Lynched in Jacksonville, Florida

10.17.21

Sierra Leone Abolishes the Death Penalty

10.15.21

Two Men Murdered in Alabama Prisons in Past Week

10.12.21

Justice Department to Argue for Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Case

Updated03.04.22

Government Data Undercounts Police Killings by More Than Half, Study Finds

10.07.21

New Study Shows Impact of Lynching History on Life Expectancy Today

10.05.21

Federal Court Holds Missouri's Parole Process for Youth Unconstitutional

10.01.21

Pennsylvania Man Who Underpaid for Soda by 43 Cents Charged With Felony

09.27.21

Justice Department Limits Chokeholds and "No-Knock" Warrants

09.22.21

Missouri Enacts New Mechanism for Prosecutors to Address Wrongful Convictions

Updated11.23.21

Community Dedicates Historical Marker in Cumberland, Maryland

09.17.21

Historical Marker Dedicated in Rowan County, North Carolina

09.10.21