Death Row

Florida Will Give Some, But Not All, Death Row Prisoners A Second Chance At Life

The state's highest court ruled that inmates condemned since 2002 may get new sentencing hearings.
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Death To The Death Penalty In California

The premeditated killing of human beings by the state is expensive and just plain wrong.
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Dozens Of Evangelical Leaders Petition Texas To Stop Scheduled Execution

Evangelicals are increasingly seeing the death penalty as a "pro-life" issue.
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These Are America's 'Deadliest' Prosecutors

A Harvard Law report finds a handful of zealous prosecutors responsible for a big share of America's death row.
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Missouri Executes Man Who Killed Three, Including Sheriff's Deputy

Missouri has executed 86 people since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, making it one of the most prolific among the 31 states that use capital punishment.
By Reuters

Supreme Court Quashes Death Row Inmate's Conviction Built On 'House Of Cards'

Prosecutors withheld evidence, violating a Louisiana man's due process rights.
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Alabama Judge Rules State's Death Penalty Scheme Unconstitutional

The state's death sentencing policy is similar to the one struck down in Florida by the Supreme Court.
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Clarence Thomas Takes Over Some Emergency Abortion And Death Row Petitions

Read that headline again slowly.
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Mississippi's Attorney General Wants To Bring Back Execution By Firing Squad

And the electric chair. And hanging. And the gas chamber.
By Reuters

Alabama Carries Out First Execution In Two Years

The U.S. Supreme Court, without explanation Thursday evening, said it had denied a request by Brooks' attorney to halt the execution.
By AP