News

EJI Calls on Alabama Department of Corrections to Address Abuse of Prisoners by Prison Guards

01.25.11

EJI Argues in Mississippi Court of Appeals on Behalf of 14-Year-Old Child Sentenced to Die in Prison

01.18.11

Despite Strong Opposition from the Victim's Family and a Jury Verdict for Life Imprisonment, Alabama Executes Leroy White

01.13.11

Supreme Court Considering Stay of Execution for Leroy White in Alabama

01.13.11

Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Abolishing the Death Penalty

01.11.11

EJI Asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to Ban Life-Without-Parole Sentences for Young Kids Convicted of Homicide

01.07.11

Alabama Supreme Court Grants New Trial to EJI Death Row Client Kenneth Billups

01.03.11

EJI Wins New Trial for Alabama Death Row Prisoner Lamar Killingsworth

12.31.10

More Federal Education Stimulus Dollars Go to Alabama Prisons Than Local School Systems

12.23.10

Court Remands EJI Death Penalty Case After Showing of Racial Discrimination

12.20.10

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Sentencing Win for Alabama Death Row Inmate James Lawhorn

12.15.10

Alabama Supreme Court Schedules Execution of Leroy White Even While His Case Is Pending in Federal Court

12.10.10

U.S. Supreme Court Reviews Prison Overcrowding and Horrendous Conditions of Confinement

12.03.10

U.S. Supreme Court Former Justice John Paul Stevens Says Death Penalty is Corrupted by Racial Bias and Unfair Jury Selection

11.30.10

New Poll Shows Declining Support For Capital Punishment

11.24.10

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Review Whether Mailroom Mistake Should Bar Appeals for Alabama Death Row Inmate Cory Maples

11.22.10