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Kirk Bloodsworth Submits Testimony in Favor of Repealing Virginia's Death Penalty
Written Testimony in Favor of Virginia SB1165 and HB2263 January 15, 2021 Submitted by: Kirk Bloodsworth Executive Director, Witness to...


Virginia Governor References Earl Washington's Innocence as a Reason for Death Penalty Abolition
Earl Washington spent 18 years in prison, 9.5 of which were on Virginia's death row, for a crime he didn't commit. Now Virginia Governor...


Virginia Governor References Earl Washington's Innocence as a Reason for Death Penalty Abolition
Gov. Ralph Northam will be introducing a bill to abolish the death penalty that, if successful, would make Virginia the first Southern...


Innocence Project Reports Kirk Bloodsworth and Clemente Aguirre Speak Out Against Federal Executions
This week the federal government tragically executed Lisa Montgomery despite her mental illness and continue actively appealing the stays...


Innocence Project Reports Kirk Bloodsworth and Clemente Aguirre Speak Out Against Federal Executions
At approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning, the federal government executed Lisa Montgomery in Terre Haute, Indiana. Ms. Montgomery was the...


European Union Releases Statement on the Execution of Lisa Montgomery
The European Union deeply regrets the execution at a federal level in the United States of the first woman in almost seven decades. READ...


European Union Releases Statement on the Execution of Lisa Montgomery
The European Union deeply regrets the execution at a federal level in the United States of the first woman in almost seven decades. The...


Ron Keine Spoke at Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty Event in Wyoming
Ron Keine shared his story of being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death at an event on Tuesday, January 12, organized by...


Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row
After 26 years of fighting for innocence, Eddie Lee Howard was exonerated on Friday, January 8, 2021, making him the 174th person to be...


Eddie Lee Howard Is Exonerated After 26 Years on Mississippi Death Row
(Columbus, MS) Eddie Lee Howard was exonerated on Friday, January 8, 2021, marking the end of his 26-year fight for innocence. Mr....
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