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BREAKING: Judge Issues Findings in Reggie Clemons Case
He finds that prosecutors suppressed evidence (a "Brady violation") and writes that he believes the statement Reggie Clemons gave to police was coerced.
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U.S. Death Penalty: Botched Executions And Suicide Attempts
These appalling episodes should be enough to convince Ohio, Georgia, and the other 30 capital punishment states, that it is long past time to get out of the execution business.
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The Cruel And Pointless Effort To Execute John Ferguson
Executing the severely mentally ill, or "the insane," has been unconstitutional since 1986 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled so in Ford v. Wainwright.
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Warren Hill Execution Stay Extended
The Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta has extend Warren Hill’s stay of execution. An appeal from the state of Georgia won’t be filed in time and his execution warrant…
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Warren Hill Gets A Stay Of Execution
Hill was granted a stay today, not on those grounds, but on the grounds that the secrecy surrounding Georgia’s lethal injection drugs violates Hill’s constitutional rights.
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GA Determined To Execute An Intellectually Disabled Man
Late afternoon on July 3 when the least possible number of people would be paying attention, using a new law that makes the acquisition of execution drugs a state secret,…
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Texas’ 500th Execution Highlights Need for Change
On Wednesday, Kimberly McCarthy will be Texas’ 500th execution. The death penalty is emblematic of the many problems still prevalent, not only in the American justice system, but in society…
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Harmful Errors: Texas Approaches Its 500th Execution
Death row inmates today face a one-in-three chance of being executed without having the case properly investigated by a competent attorney and without having any claims of innocence or unfairness…
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Ignoring The Public To Speed Up Executions
An excessive enthusiasm for executions is not playing very well with the Florida public. That is an encouraging sign and reflects the general public disenchantment with capital punishment that has…
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Race And Justice In North Carolina: Sinking Into The Past
History in a place like North Carolina is like gravity; it’s a powerful force that’s hard to pull away from. After years of struggling to get beyond their past, North…