Furman v. Georgia 50th Anniversary
It's been 50 years since the Supreme Court temporarily struck down the death penalty in the United States, finding its application to be...
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Oklahoma AG Requests 25 Execution Dates Despite Innocence Claims & Several Execution Protocol Issues
In early June, Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor asked the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals to set execution dates for 25...
OK Representative Writes Op-Ed Asserting - 'I believe Richard Glossip is innocent.'
Oklahoma Representative Kevin McDugle wrote an op-ed for The Oklahoman stating that even as a supporter of the death penalty, he believes...
Sabrina Butler-Smith Shares Story on The Pruno Fund Web Series
This month, The Pruno Fund, an organization that helps exonerated men and women succeed in transitioning from prison to life on the...
Independent Investigation Shows Further Support for Richard Glossip's Innocence
Richard Glossip has been on Oklahoma's death row for 25 years despite maintaining his innocence for the entirety of that time. Recently,...
Anthony Ray Hinton Featured on PBS Show 'Tell Me More' with Kelly Corrigan
Anthony Ray Hinton spent 29 years on Alabama's death row as a victim of wrongful conviction. His case was appealed all the way to the...
Paul House's Exoneration is Just One Example of the U.S. Justice System Getting it Wrong
On May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against two Arizona individuals on death row in Shinn v. Ramirez, suggesting that "guilt is...
Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder for Innocent People To Get Their Convictions Overturned
On May 23, 2022, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 against two Arizona individuals on death row, deciding that federal courts may not hold...
Alabama Appeals Court Denies Toforest Johnson New Trial Despite Strong Evidence of Innocence
Toforest Johnson was convicted and sentenced to death in 1998 despite there being no physical evidence linking him to the crime that...
Ohio Death Row Exoneree Kwame Ajamu Shared His Story at Akron NAACP Meeting
Ohio native Kwame Ajamu was only 17 years old when he was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to die for a crime he didn't commit. Last...
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