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 )
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 )
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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 )
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 )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigOct 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 )
Kevin Cooper / TruthdigJan 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 )
The Associated PressJan 25, 2018
The justices act only hours before a lethal injection was to be given to Vernon Madison, who, his lawyers argue, is unable to remember killing a police officer three decades ago. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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 )
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 )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanApr 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 )
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