Prison Reform

U.S. Media Do Not Give Us All Sides of the Story

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Apr 10, 2018 The real news is out there to be found, and it's up to all of us to find it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Florida Seeks Death Penalty in School Massacre

CURT ANDERSON / The Associated Press Mar 13, 2018 The move comes despite indications by attorneys for Nikolas Cruz that he will plead guilty to 17 murder charges if his life is spared. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

After 23 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment, Not One Dime

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 4, 2018 Lamonte McIntyre got a raw deal twice: once when he was convicted, once when he was given no money to rebuild his life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black History Month From Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Jan 31, 2018 The horrible things I suffered in 2004—when California attempted to murder me in its death chamber—should not surprise anyone. Lynchings and executions are a fact of African-American life. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Private U.S. Detention Center Punishes Immigrants for Refusing to Work, Intercept Reports

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Jan 15, 2018 One detainee tells of being held in solitary confinement for encouraging others to stop participating in a labor program that is supposed to be voluntary. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thanksgiving on Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Nov 22, 2017 The author has been in San Quentin since 1985 and is fighting to prevent the state of California from killing him for a murder he says he did not commit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

California Death Penalty Measure Survives, With Limits

Emily Wells / Truthdig Aug 24, 2017 The voter-approved measure to speed up executions was upheld, while justices ruled that a five-year limit on appeals was not mandatory. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Future of the Death Penalty in the United States

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2016 On Thursday the Truthdig team sat down with Mike Farrell, acclaimed actor, activist and anti-death penalty advocate. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Death to the Death Penalty in California

Marjorie Cohn / Truthdig Aug 26, 2016 Voters will be confronted with competing death penalty proposals on the November ballot: the praiseworthy Proposition 62 and the defective Proposition 66. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

The Prison State of America

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Dec 29, 2014 The incarcerated poor have become the nation’s most exploited workers. They are the prototype drones for the corporate totalitarian state. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Examining the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig Dec 14, 2005 On Dec. 2 Kenneth Boyd was executed by the state of North Carolina, becoming the 1,000th person to be executed since the 1976 Supreme Court ruling Gregg v. Georgia reinstated capital punishment in the United States. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )