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Posted inLaw and Justice
Despite Looming Impeachment, Trump Pushes on for Federal Executions
Lisa Montgomery granted eleventh-hour stay; another execution is scheduled for Friday.
Posted inDay One Agenda
How Biden Can End Trump’s Macabre Execution Spree
The president-elect opposes capital punishment. If he can’t persuade Congress to abolish it, he can still commute the sentences of the federal prisoners on death row.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Trump’s Last-Minute Executions
If he has to leave office, our president is determined to execute a few more prisoners before he must depart.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Forty Years of Experience with the ‘New and Improved’ Death Penalty, 1976–2016
Four decades after the creation of the modern death penalty, the system remains racially biased, costly, and prone to error.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Deep Red States Are Rethinking the Death Penalty
There are few things that embody big government more than capital punishment—and a small but growing conservative movement wants it repealed.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Henry McCollum’s Innocence and the Stakes for Death Row Inmates in a Red State
When North Carolina’s Republican lawmakers repealed the Racial Justice Act, those on death row who were wrongfully convicted lost a crucial tool for getting a second chance.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Quality of Mercy
An evangelical Christian and former prosecutor, Mark Osler has become one of the country’s most effective advocates for criminal-justice reform.