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Supreme Court Agrees to Review Rodney Reed's Request For DNA Testing in His Innocence Case
Rodney Reed has maintained his innocence throughout his over 23 years spent on death row. In 2019, he was granted an indefinite stay of...


Supreme Court Agrees to Review Rodney Reed's Request For DNA Testing in His Innocence Case
The Hill: Supreme Court agrees to review death row inmate’s bid for DNA testing By: John Kruzel And Mychael Schnell April 25, 2022 The...


Texas Court Stays Execution of Melissa Lucio
On Monday April 25, the highest criminal court in Texas halted the execution of Melissa Lucio scheduled to take place on April 27. The...


Texas Court Stays Execution of Melissa Lucio
New York Times: Texas Court Halts Execution of Mother Convicted of Killing Child By: J. David Gooman April 25, 2022 HOUSTON — The highest...

Samuel Randolph Becomes 187th Person Exonerated from Death Row
On April 6th, 2022, Samuel Randolph became the 187th person to be exonerated from a wrongful conviction and death sentence in the United...

Former Republican Chief Justice Asserts Toforest Johnson's Innocence, Calling for A Retrial
Former Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court Drayton Nabers, Jr. questions why Toforest Johnson, sentenced to death in...

Former Republican Chief Justice Asserts Toforest Johnson's Innocence, Calling for A Retrial
Alabama Daily News: Nabers: Why Is Toforest Johnson Still on Alabama’s Death Row? By: Drayton Nabers, Jr. April 20, 2022 As a former...

Calls for Mercy in Melissa Lucio Innocence Case Highlighted by CNN
A week from her scheduled execution, family and advocates of Melissa Lucio are fighting to stop her execution. Melissa Lucio is the only...

Calls for Mercy in Melissa Lucio Innocence Case Highlighted by CNN
CNN: 'That's my mother. I know she's innocent.' Calls for mercy grow a week before Melissa Lucio is set to be executed By: Dakin Andone...


Sabrina Butler-Smith Writes Op-Ed for Elle Magazine on Melissa Lucio Innocence Case
At the age of 18, Sabrina Butler-Smith was sentenced to death for a crime she did not commit after the loss of her nine-month-old son,...
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