John Grisham on Robert Roberson: ​“Texas may exe­cute an inno­cent man”
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In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, nov­el­ist John Grisham recounts the flawed sci­ence that led to the con­vic­tion of Robert Roberson (pic­tured, with his daugh­ter Nikki) and the inad­e­quate legal process that has main­tained that conviction ..read more
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When Jurors Do Not Agree, Should a Death Sentence Be Imposed?
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In most states, a death sen­tence may only be imposed by a jury in unan­i­mous agree­ment. But in two recent cas­es, defen­dants faced the pos­si­bil­i­ty of a death sen­tence despite the objec­tions of ju ..read more
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Ohio General Assembly Resumes Bipartisan Efforts to Abolish the Death Penalty
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, a bipar­ti­san group of Ohio state rep­re­sen­ta­tives rein­tro­duced a bill that would abol­ish the death penal­ty and replace the pun­ish­ment with life in prison with­out parole. Legislators in Ohio have debat­ed the use of cap­i­tal puni ..read more
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Louisiana District Attorney Asks Court to Halt Death Row Clemency Hearings for Three Prisoners
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, East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore filed a request for injunc­tive relief, ask­ing the Judicial District Court to vacate hear­ings sched­uled for three East Baton Rouge Parish pris­on­ers who have request­ed cleme ..read more
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Some Medical Supply Manufacturers Ban Use of IV Equipment in Lethal Injection Executions
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, arti­cle from The Intercept, four med­ical sup­ply man­u­fac­tur­ers are refus­ing to sell their equip­ment for use in lethal injec­tion exe­cu­tions. This lim­i­ta­tion may fur­ther ham­per the abil­i­ty of states to car­ry out exe ..read more
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ABA Death Penalty Representation Project Honors Longtime Capital Defender Mark Olive and Volunteer Law Firm Venable LLP
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, the American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Representation Project held its annu­al Volunteer Recognition for its pro bono rep­re­sen­ta­tion of death row pris­on­ers, and cap­i­tal defen ..read more
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South Carolina Ready to Resume Executions by Lethal Injection After Acquiring Drugs
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, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued a joint state­ment inform­ing the pub­lic that the state is now pre­pared” to car­ry out lethal injec­tion exe­cu­tions, as ..read more
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New DPIC Podcast: Dr. Roya Boroumand dis­cuss­es cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment in Iran
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episode of Discussions with , Anne Holsinger, Managing Director of , speaks with Dr. Roya Boroumand (pic­tured), Executive Director of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran. A spe­cial­ist in Iran’s post ..read more
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Sole Woman on Tennessee Death Row, Age 18 at Time of Crime, Raises New Appeal Based on Youthfulness
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Attorneys for Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee’s death row, filed a motion on August to re-open her appeals based on a recent deci­sion from the Tenn ..read more
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Worldwide Wednesday International Roundup: China, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Vietnam
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Family mem­bers of some of the vic­tims of have asked the Biden Administration to aban­don cur­rent plea nego­ti­a­tions with Guantánamo detainees that would remove the pos­si­bil­i­ty of death sen­tences for the men accused of plan­ning the ..read more
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