Death Penalty

Pope Calls for Global Abolition of the Death Penalty

Florida Supreme Court Halts Execution to Address Recent Opinion Striking Down Death Penalty Law

Christopher Brooks Executed in Alabama

Montgomery Advertiser Calls for End to Judicial Override in Alabama

Supreme Court Strikes Down Florida Death Sentence

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds the Governor’s Authority to Issue Temporary Death Penalty Reprieves

Use of Death Penalty Declined Nationwide in 2015

Georgia Executes Man Despite Evidence of Innocence

Report Finds Strong Correlation Between Killings by Police and Death Sentences

Alabama Death Row Prisoner Dies Before His Innocence Is Acknowledged

Bryan Stevenson Talks to Oprah About Why We Need to Abolish the Death Penalty

New Report Documents High Rate of Death Sentences Imposed on Military Veterans

U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Yet Another Death Penalty Case Tainted By Racial Bias

National Association of Evangelicals Officially Recognizes Members’ Opposition to the Death Penalty

EJI Wins Reversal from the Supreme Court in Death Penalty Case

Georgia Executes Kelly Gissendaner, Renewing Questions About Death Penalty