Florida State Attorney Fights Back
April 14, 2017
Orlando State Attorney Aramis Ayala is fighting back against Gov. Rick Scott, who took 23 murder cases away from her department because of her stance on the death penalty.
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Moore v. Texas May Spell the End of Ethnic Adjustment in Death Penalty Cases
April 14, 2017
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Moore v. Texas that found that state’s standards for determining intellectual disability in death penalty cases unconstitutional may mean that a practice by some prosecution experts of adding points to the IQ scores of some minority defendants is also unconstitutional.
Moore v. Texas May Spell the End of Ethnic Adjustment in Death Penalty Cases
April 14, 2017
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Moore v. Texas that found that state’s standards for determining intellectual disability in death penalty cases unconstitutional may mean that a practice by some prosecution experts of adding points to the IQ scores of some minority defendants is also unconstitutional.
In Brief: April 2016
April 14, 2017
We look at some of the more significant developments in death penalty debates around the country last month.
Voices: Thomas Lowenstein and “The Trials of Walter Ogrod”
April 14, 2017
For 16 years, Thomas Lowenstein has been following the case of Walter Ogrod, and has finally written a book about how he ended up on death row in spite of no real evidence of his guilt.
New report examines execution rates around the world
April 14, 2017
As more nations abandon capital punishment, Amnesty International’s 2016 report sheds light on the world’s remaining executioners and situates the US’s falling use in a global context.
Indefinite Solitary Confinement Ends at San Quentin
March 10, 2017
San Quentin State Prison will no longer place death row inmates in solitary confinement indefinitely, thanks to a lawsuit filed by an Oakland attorney on behalf of six inmates.
Arkansas Plans to Execute Eight Men Over 10 Days
March 10, 2017
A “rush to execute” sends shock waves throughout the United States.
Racial Bias at Center of Two SCOTUS Decisions
March 10, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of two defendants recently in two very different cases, but with the same issue: racial bias.
Proposition 66 Watch
March 10, 2017
It passed by the slimmest of margins in November’s election, but Prop 66 has been stayed by the California Supreme Court since a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality was filed in the aftermath of the election. DPF board member and death penalty attorney Aundre Herron brings us up to date on the latest developments in the legal challenges facing this problematic initiative.
In Brief: March 2017
March 10, 2017
Across the country, states, legislatures, and the courts found themselves grappling with death penalty issues. We look at some of the more significant developments .
Voices: Alvaro Corcuera, Guillermo Abril, Olmo Figueredo, and Bernabé Rico
March 10, 2017
Four Spanish journalists were so affected by the experiences of death row exonerees they spent six years and much of their own money to make a documentary about a group of four men who call themselves the “Resurrection Club.”
An Interview with Michael Radelet, Ph.D.
May 18, 2020
An Interview with Michael Radelet, Ph.D. Michael Radelet is a sociologist at the University of Colorado-Boulder, where he served as chair of the Sociology Department
Another Innocent Man Executed?
May 4, 2020
By Jessica S. Henry Walter “Arkie” Barton is scheduled to be executed by the State of Missouri on Tuesday, May 19th. Missouri may well be
Federal death row prisoner files challenge to January execution
August 20, 2019
A lawyer for one of the five men the Trump Administration announced it plans to execute in December and January is challenging the legality of
