Death Penalty

Oklahoma Appeals Court Affirms Relief for James Fisher

United States Supreme Court Recognizes State Prisoners’ Right to Counsel in State Clemency Proceedings

New Mexico Abolishes the Death Penalty

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Hallford Stay

EJI Wins Relief for Earl McGahee: Eleventh Circuit Holds Prosecutor Illegally Discriminated Against Jurors on Basis of Race

Alabama Supreme Court Sets Sixth Execution Date for 2009

Eleventh Circuit Stays Execution of Alabama Death Row Inmate

Alabama Executes Danny Bradley Without Providing Access to DNA Evidence That Could Have Exonerated Him

Intellectually Disabled Alabama Death Row Inmate Wins Relief from Death Sentence

State of Alabama Executes Jimmy Callahan

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request to Stay Callahan Execution

EJI Files Motion in Alabama Supreme Court for Stay of Jimmy Callahan’s Execution

Alabama Supreme Court Schedules Highest Number of Executions in 60 Years

Poll Shows Decreasing Support for Death Penalty

Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty

Alabama Supreme Court Will Review Right to Counsel for Death Row Prisoners on Appeal