Is California About to Execute an Innocent Man?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 14, 2018 Kevin Cooper reflects on his near-execution, the cowardice of California Democrats and his struggle to stay sane on death row. Part 1 of 2. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

The Books That Keep Me Alive on Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 I have been forced to live in a 4½-by-11-foot cage against my will. Only literature can offer an escape from my hellish existence. Dig deeper ( 7 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 )

Kevin Cooper Fights for His Innocence From San Quentin’s Death Row

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 Many legal experts and human rights advocates say the murder case is the worst example of wrongful conviction they have ever seen. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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 )

Gun Legislation Passes Florida House, Goes to Governor

CURT ANDERSON, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and JOSH REPLOGLE / The Associated Press Mar 7, 2018 The bill, forged after the Parkland school massacre, includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers. Rick Scott hasn't said if he will sign it. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

2018: The Year of the Executioner?

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Dec 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 )

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 )

The Life of Caliph Washington

By Colbert I. King Jul 15, 2017 In a country that expresses reverence for due process, a 17-year-old is arrested, put on trial, sentenced to death, then shuttled among death row cellblocks for 13 years, all for a crime he didn't commit. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

An Attempted Mass Killing in Arkansas

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Apr 20, 2017 If he gets his way, Arkansas' Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson will execute eight men in 11 days this month. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )