Robert Scheer with Kevin CooperDec 25, 2019
Efforts by the inmate's legal team and journalists lead California's governor to order a re-examination of the case. Cooper tells his story here. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )
ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY / The Associated PressDec 23, 2019
The ruling does not resolve questions about the crown prince's culpability in the grisly slaying of the Washington Post columnist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigOct 23, 2019
Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation’s wrongs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Gregory Glover / TruthdigJul 27, 2019
The White House and Colorado's GOP leave the local sheriff with a $24,000 tab for security, and other news and notes from the 2020 race. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jill Richardson / OtherWordsApr 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 )
Julia Conley / Common DreamsApr 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 )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigMar 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 )
DON THOMPSON / The Associated PressMar 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 )
LAUREN GILL / ProPublicaFeb 5, 2019
The Alabama prisoner is scheduled to be executed Thursday, without a jury ever considering his life, education or mental health. Dig deeper ( 26 Min. Read )
Narda Zacchino / Los Angeles TimesJan 30, 2019
DNA tests could reveal whether Kevin Cooper was wrongly convicted. California's former governor waited eight years to order them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigJan 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 )
KATHLEEN RONAYNE and DON THOMPSON / THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDec 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 )
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