Arkansas speeds up its death machine The state of Arkansas plans to execute seven people in 11 days--before its execution drugs expire. April 11, 2017
From behind death row’s walls A new book from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal includes essays that range beyond his thoughts on the injustice system. October 27, 2015
The racist prosecutors who run U.S. courts Prosecutors hold one of the most powerful positions in the criminal injustice system, but for decades have operated with very little scrutiny, leading to a litany of racist abuses. August 6, 2015
Obituary: Dave Keaton He was a death row survivor Dave Keaton, the first death row prisoner exonerated in the modern era of capital punishment, died at the age of 63. July 13, 2015
The torture of solitary Solitary confinement and brutal prison conditions translated into a death sentence for Kalief Brown, who took his own life. July 8, 2015
What’s next for Rodney Reed? Activism won a stay of execution for Texas death row prisoner Rodney Reed--and now he must be freed from death row. May 28, 2015
Killing capital punishment With public support for the death penalty declining dramatically, the barbarous practice may be on its way out. April 29, 2015
Where’s the justice for Glenn Ford? The Louisiana justice system destroyed Glenn Ford's life--and now that he's free, it's making sure he continues to suffer. April 15, 2015
Roundtable Carrying on the struggle for Rodney The mother and brother of innocent death row prisoner Rodney Reed talk about the struggle to stop Texas from killing again. February 10, 2015
Don’t let Texas execute another innocent man Rodney Reed, an African American man convicted and sentenced to death by an all-white jury, is facing an execution date in early March. February 3, 2015
Show your support for Rodney You can stand up for Rodney Reed as he faces being put to death in Texas in two months for a crime he didn't commit. November 24, 2014
How many more innocent men on death row? Two North Carolina men have been proven innocent and freed after 30 years in prison, and their case is adding to calls to abolish the death penalty. September 16, 2014
Two more innocent men facing death in Texas The Texas death machine is still running--and death penalty abolitionists are organizing to stop two innocent men from being its next victims. June 12, 2014
Why the SAFE Act failed Why was a California referendum that would have replaced the death penalty with life without parole defeated on Election Day? November 28, 2012
Texas death machine on overdrive The death penalty system in Texas is suffering a crisis of legitimacy--but that isn't stopping Gov. Rick Perry. September 20, 2011
When Texas gets it dead wrong Claude Jones was put to death in Texas under George W. Bush--but new DNA testing shows the evidence that convicted Jones was worthless. November 24, 2010
Protesting the Texas death penalty This year’s March to Stop Executions in Texas attracted activists from around the state, including a large number of prisoners' family members. November 10, 2008
