While we’re on the subject . . .
January 11, 2019
In his New Republic article, “Why Aren’t Democratic Governors Pardoning More Prisoners?”, Matt Ford looks at how few Democratic governors pardon or commute the sentences of prisoners,
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Voices: Joseph Giarratano
January 11, 2019
(Editor’s Note: The front page of this newsletter spells Joe Giarattano’s name incorrectly in the headline. We would correct it, but the computer program we use won’t
New Republic Article asks “Why aren’t Democratic Governors Pardoning More Prisoners?”
January 7, 2019
Check out this piece in the New Republic which looks at how (shamefully) few Democratic governors pardon or commute the sentences of prisoners, even though
California Attys for Criminal Justice: “Seize this opportunity for life”
December 28, 2018
Dear Governor Brown: On behalf of California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (CACJ), the statewide organization of public and private criminal defense attorneys, we are writing
Kevin Cooper to get new DNA testing
December 25, 2018
California Governor Jerry Brown today ordered new tests on items from the crime scene that sent Kevin Cooper to death row in 1985. The governor’s
FINAL PUSH: Jerry Brown should remove everyone from death row.
December 15, 2018
Momentum is building, but time is running out. We need your help for one last push. Gov. Jerry Brown, please do not leave people behind on death row when you leave office.
Calls for Gov. Brown to grant death row clemencies grow louder
December 14, 2018
Six former governors called on California Gov. Jerry Brown this week to grant clemency to the 740 men and women on death row, stating that
Unanimous CA Supreme Court reverses death sentence
December 14, 2018
The California Supreme Court last week unanimously reversed the death sentence for Dora Buenrostro, who was convicted of killing her three children, Susana, Vicente, and
Fewer than 30 executions and 50 death sentences for fourth year in a row in U.S.
December 14, 2018
“New death sentences and executions remained near historic lows in 2018 and a twentieth state [Washington] abolished capital punishment, as public opinion polls, election results,
Texas buys execution drugs from tainted pharmacy
December 14, 2018
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice obtains its lethal injection drugs “from a pharmacy that regulators have repeatedly cited for dangerous practices,” according to a
Voices: Maurice Possley
December 14, 2018
“Until I can be sure that everyone sentenced to death in Illinois is truly guilty, until I can be sure with moral certainty that no
While we’re on the subject . . . .
December 14, 2018
In her article, “This Is What Wrongful Conviction Does to a Family,” in Politico, Lara Bazelon looks at the arrest of two men for the 1982
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
