New Hampshire Becomes 21st State to Abolish the Death Penalty

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig May 31, 2019 State Senate overrides GOP Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto in a 16-8 vote. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Death Penalty Is Getting Even Crueler

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Apr 7, 2019 A horrific new ruling would let states execute people in more painful ways, even when alternatives are available. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Supreme Court’s Death Penalty Ruling Leaves Legal Experts Aghast

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Apr 2, 2019 Civil rights advocates warn that a new 5-4 decision "legalizes torture and effectively reverses 60 years of progressive precedent." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Thank You, Gavin Newsom, From a Death Row Inmate

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Mar 25, 2019 In calling for a moratorium on executions, the California governor has shown tremendous moral courage. He has my eternal gratitude. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Death Penalty Debate Takes a Turn Toward Sanity

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 14, 2019 California’s governor hasn’t solved all the capital punishment system’s ills, but he has given its opponents cause for celebration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Governor to Place Moratorium on Death Penalty in California

DON THOMPSON / The Associated Press Mar 12, 2019 Gavin Newsom calls it discriminatory and "a failure" in announcing his order to halt executions, a reprieve for 737 condemned inmates. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Who Is Kevin Cooper?

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Jan 21, 2019 After being defined by so many others in unrecognizable terms, it’s time to set the record straight. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Thom Hartmann: Bring Back the Corporate Death Penalty

Thom Hartmann / Independent Media Institute Jan 7, 2019 When big companies engage in criminal harm to the public, they deserve serious punishment. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

California Gov. Brown Orders New DNA Tests in Kevin Cooper Case

KATHLEEN RONAYNE and DON THOMPSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dec 24, 2018 Death row inmate Cooper and his attorneys say the tests will show he was framed for the killings of four people in 1983. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Is America ‘Civilized’? Not as Long as It Sanctions the Death Penalty

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Oct 24, 2018 The ongoing support of capital punishment belies this country’s claim to having moved past the primitive stage of human development. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Lying With a Straight Face

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Sep 3, 2018 Wrongly convicted prisoners assert their innocence, and research backs them up, yet some politicians and law enforcement officials continue to propagate lies and prop up an unjust system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

German Drug Company Sues Nebraska Over Use of Drugs for Lethal Injection

Ilana Novick Aug 9, 2018 Anti-capital-punishment advocates have an unlikely new ally in their fight against the death penalty: pharmaceutical companies. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )