Death Penalty

Death Penalty Costs Washington Taxpayers Millions

Maryland Governor Commutes Sentences of All Death Row Prisoners

Executions and Death Sentencing At Record Lows in 2014

EJI Wins New Trial for Alabama Death Row Client Thomas Crowe

Court Acknowledges Wrongful Execution of 14-Year Old George Stinney

New Poll Shows Americans Oppose Death Penalty for Mentally Ill People

Veteran Texas Appeals Court Judge Declares That Death Penalty Should Be Abolished

Unprepared or Inexperienced Lawyers and Harsh Deadlines Deny Appeals to People on Death Row

Alabama’s Judicial Override Under Scrutiny

Interest Group Money in Judicial Elections Makes Courts More Hostile to Criminal Defendants

Elected Judges Uphold More Death Sentences, Study Finds

Pope Francis Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty and Life Imprisonment

Alabama Announces Plan to Use New Drugs that Resulted in Botched Executions in Other States

North Carolina Man Exonerated and Released After 30 Years on Death Row

Arizona Among States That Execute People Without Following Their Own Protocols

Former Governor and FBI Director Support Clemency for Texas Death Row Inmate