clayton lockett

An Oklahoma Man Awaits a ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Execution

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 20, 2015 The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Richard Glossip can be executed in September, despite the strong evidence of his innocence and the intense pain that Oklahoma's injection cocktail is known to cause. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Creative Execution

Mark Fiore / Truthdig May 8, 2014 I would still be opposed to the death penalty if we executed prisoners by tickling them to death. Dig deeper

Death Penalty Report Cites Value of Taping Interrogations

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2014 A report advocating death penalty reforms finds that false confessions in capital cases can be limited by recording the questioning of suspects. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: A Good and Bad Economy, Ukraine, the Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig May 3, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss the 288,000 jobs added to the economy in April. The good news stands in contrast to a report earlier this week that showed the economy grew at an annual rate of just 0.1% during the first quarter. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

No Humane Way to Die

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig May 2, 2014 No one who supports the death penalty should have the slightest problem with the way Clayton Lockett died. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

When Cruel and Unusual Punishment Becomes Usual

Amy Goodman / Truthdig May 1, 2014 The state of Oklahoma tortured a man to death this week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )