Kevin Cooper / TruthdigDec 31, 2017
Justice today is just like the justice of yesteryear, especially when it comes to the use of capital punishment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigNov 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 )
Emily Wells / TruthdigAug 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 )
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By Jim Salter / Associated PressAug 22, 2017
Gov. Greitens issued a stay of execution after Williams' attorneys cited DNA evidence found on the murder weapon belonging to an unknown person. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigApr 25, 2017
Reporters who witnessed the double executions in Arkansas on Monday say that key details indicate the inmates may have undergone painful deaths. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 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 )
Bill Blum / TruthdigJan 26, 2016
With a bench containing three octogenarians, the next president will have a historic opportunity to reshape the court. At stake: five pivotal legal and social issues. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 2, 2016
The influential cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr (at right), a vocal critic of Saudi Arabia’s ruling royal family, was among 47 people put to death in one day. The executions have provoked international outrage and sharply escalated diplomatic tensions in the region. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigNov 9, 2015
Although the Obama administration lacks the courage and decency to speak out against the Saudi killing machine, the rest of us have no reason to be constrained. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 30, 2015
The Democratic presidential candidate said at a breakfast event in New Hampshire on Wednesday that she did not support abolishing capital punishment. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 22, 2015
Sixteen people “who are merely protesting for more democracy … are set to die, including several children,” says public advocate Clive Stafford Smith. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigOct 1, 2015
The execution of Richard Glossip was postponed Wednesday for 37 days, thanks to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, who cited questions about the state’s execution protocol and the chemicals used for lethal injection. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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