What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE) What You Need to Know About Today’s Scheduled Execution in Texas (UPDATE)
UPDATE: The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has stayed the execution of Robert Campbell.
May 13, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System
As reforms have caused incarceration rates to fall and the sky has not fallen with it, Americans are increasingly supportive of such measures.
May 7, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Oklahoma Way of Death The Oklahoma Way of Death
The “botched” execution of Clayton Lockett should shatter the illusion that lethal injection is neither cruel nor unusual.
May 6, 2014 / Column / Richard Kim
Newly Released Timeline of Botched Execution Reveals Gruesome Details Newly Released Timeline of Botched Execution Reveals Gruesome Details
Oklahoma’s top prison official is calling for a halt to all executions until the state refines its protocol.
May 2, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Inmate Dies of Heart Attack After Botched Execution, Oklahoma Postpones Another Inmate Dies of Heart Attack After Botched Execution, Oklahoma Postpones Another
Clayton D. Lockett reacted “violently” to an untested combination of drugs Tuesday before succumbing to a heart attack.
Apr 30, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated Study: Most of the Innocent People Sentenced to Death Have Not Been Exonerated
Researchers found that about one in twenty-five of people sentenced to death are likely innocent.
Apr 29, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
Did Political Pressure Push Oklahoma’s Supreme Court to Lift a Stay of Execution? Did Political Pressure Push Oklahoma’s Supreme Court to Lift a Stay of Execution?
A state legislator wants to impeach the five justices who granted a state of execution for two death row inmates earlier this week.
Apr 24, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED) There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED)
Republican Governor Mary Fallin is defying a state Supreme Court order staying the executions of two men.
Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
North Carolina Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of 4 Inmates Whose Lives Were Spared by the Racial Justice Act North Carolina Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of 4 Inmates Whose Lives Were Spared by the Racial Justice Act
The Racial Justice Act allowed death row inmates to challenge their sentences if they believed race played a significant role.
Apr 14, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
‘You Know You’re Getting a Quality Product When the Slogan Is Don’t Tell Anyone Where You Got This’ ‘You Know You’re Getting a Quality Product When the Slogan Is Don’t Tell Anyone Where You Got This’
“Americans support the death penalty, but don’t want to know how the sausage is made."
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh