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

Disenfranchisement of the Formerly Incarcerated Remains Serious Problem in Alabama

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

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

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

African Americans Illegally Barred From Serving on Juries Sue Alabama Prosecutor Over Racial Discrimination

State of Alabama Executes Christopher Johnson Despite Questions About His Mental Competency

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Decision Barring Life Without Parole for Kids Convicted of Attempted Murder

American Law Institute Model Penal Code Bars Life Imprisonment Without Parole for Children

EJI Wins Right to Challenge Death-in-Prison Sentence Imposed on Virginia Child

EJI Mourns the Loss of Civil Rights Leader Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and Law Professor Derrick Bell

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Alabama Case Where Mailroom Mistake Cost Death Row Inmate His Appeals

EJI Wins New Trial for Minister Wrongly Convicted of Murder

Appeals Court Orders New Trial For Death Row Prisoner

EJI Challenges Prison Officials for Banning Pulitzer Prize-Winning Book on Racial History

State of Alabama Executes Derrick Mason Even Though Sentencing Judge Admits His Death Sentence Was a Mistake