June’s Supreme Court Decision in Glossip v Grossaddressed one small debate about a specific lethal injection protocol. It also opened the door to many new questions about the future of the death penalty and the likelihood that the Supreme Court will one day rule on the constitutionality of the policy itself. At the heart of… Continue reading Oklahoma again poised to execute Richard Glossip
Tag: Innocence
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Why do innocent people plead guilty?
Some recent high profile exonerations featured defendants who confessed to crimes they did not commit. One new study presents research into some of the causes of these “false confessions” by looking at cases where innocent people plead guilty and confessed to rapes they never actually committed. Read about the study in The Crime Report.
It was the most profound thing I will ever do
By Maryland State Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, with Tom Waldron Repealing the death penalty in Maryland was an arduous task that took many years – with many ups and downs. It culminated in 2013, when the General Assembly passed Senate Bill 276, Death Penalty Repeal – Substitution of Life Without the Possibility of Parole, with the crucial… Continue reading It was the most profound thing I will ever do
Kansas conservatives call for repeal of the death penalty
On March 17, a group of Kansas conservative leaders gathered in Topeka to declare their support for repeal of the death penalty. Their case is straightforward: the death penalty is at odds with core conservative values – a commitment to fiscal responsibility, limited government, and valuing life. The group presented an open letter signed by… Continue reading Kansas conservatives call for repeal of the death penalty
Another death row exoneration
In a North Carolina Courtroom on Tuesday, a judge overturned the death sentence and conviction of the state’s longest serving death row inmate. Henry McCollum walked free after DNA evidence linked the crime to another person. He had been on death row for over three decades – since he was 19 years old. McCollum’s brother,… Continue reading Another death row exoneration
The Exonorees Come to Delaware
Last month, 13 death row exonorees from Witness to Innocence came to Delaware to share their stories and speak out for repeal of the death penalty. Audiences across the state were moved to hear their heart-wrenching stories of years wrongfully spent on death row. “Each exoneree’s story reminds us why this campaign is so important,”… Continue reading The Exonorees Come to Delaware
More Than Just A Good Read
Almost two years ago, Troy Davis was executed in Georgia despite significant doubt about his guilt. Nearly a million people across the globe spoke out about his case. His name became synonymous with the broken death penalty system. EJUSA is excited to announce a new book, I Am Troy Davis, co-authored by Jen Marlowe and… Continue reading More Than Just A Good Read
The Wrong Carlos: More Evidence That Texas Executed an Innocent Man
In 2006, the Chicago Tribune published a three-part investigative report that revealed the execution of Carlos DeLuna in Texas in 1989 may have been a case of mistaken identity. Today The Columbia Human Rights Law Review published The Wrong Carlos – a book-length study of the case that chronicles in shocking detail the massive series… Continue reading The Wrong Carlos: More Evidence That Texas Executed an Innocent Man
Troy Davis was executed. September 21st, 11:08 EST.
Right now I am mourning. I am sad, outraged, and angry. I am full of emotions I can’t even name. I know many people like you feel the same way right now. Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia tonight, at 11:08pm EST after an awful, 4-hour roller coaster in which the Supreme… Continue reading Troy Davis was executed. September 21st, 11:08 EST.
Justices Deny Troy Davis Appeal: Take Action to Stop an Execution Amid Doubt
Yesterday the Supreme Court denied what might be the last set of appeals from Troy Davis – despite serious questions around his guilt. Davis has been on Georgia’s death row since 1989, when he was convicted of killing Savannah police officer Mark Allen MacPhail. No physical evidence ever tied him to the crime. Instead, his… Continue reading Justices Deny Troy Davis Appeal: Take Action to Stop an Execution Amid Doubt