Death Penalty

Supreme Court to Review Racially Biased Jury Selection in Mississippi Death Penalty Case

Growing Number of Americans Believe Death Penalty Is Unfair and Overused

Malaysia to Abolish Death Penalty

Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down Death Penalty, Citing Racial Bias

EJI Argues in Supreme Court on Behalf of Client with Dementia

Alabama Supreme Court Bars Death Penalty for Man with Intellectual Disability

Supreme Court Justice: “We Have Stopped Being a Civilized Nation”

Pope Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases

Texas Executes Christopher Young Despite Victim’s Family’s Pleas for Clemency

New Hampshire Governor Vetoes Death Penalty Repeal Bill

Oprah’s Newest Book Club Selection is Anthony Hinton’s “The Sun Does Shine”

Corey Williams Free After Being Sentenced to Death at 16 in Louisiana

States Move Forward with Unproven Method for Executions

EJI Wins New Trial and Reversal of Death Sentence for Kevin Towles

Alabama Executes Walter Moody

Anthony Ray Hinton’s “The Sun Does Shine” Is Oprah Book Club Pick