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Alabama’s Use of Death Penalty Draws Criticism

12.31.11

Concerns About Lethal Injection Continue to Grow

12.28.11

Alabama Man Wins Relief After 31 Years on Death Row

12.22.11

States Focus on Reducing Recidivism to Improve Public Safety

12.15.11

California Set to Debate Abolition of Capital Punishment

12.14.11

Prosecutors Will Not Seek New Death Sentence for Mumia Abu-Jamal

12.09.11

Alabama's Immigration Law Results in Arrest of Foreign Business Leaders

12.01.11

Brutal Murder of An Alabama Prisoner by Prison Guards Attracts National Attention

11.29.11

Oregon Governor Will Allow No More Executions

11.24.11

Justice Department Investigating Alleged Civil Rights Violations in Alabama Schools

11.22.11

Former Alabama Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Beating Death of Prison Inmate

11.18.11

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Says Lengthy Imprisonment Before Execution is Cruel and Unusual Punishment

11.16.11

Disenfranchisement of the Formerly Incarcerated Remains Serious Problem in Alabama

11.14.11

Supreme Court Denies Review in Texas Case Where State Relied on Defendant's Race to Obtain Death Sentence

11.10.11

United States Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of Death in Prison Sentences for Children

11.07.11

Texas Execution of a Man Believed to Be Innocent Continues to Draw Attention

11.01.11