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COSTS The Kansas Judicial Council, an advisory body to the
COSTS The Kansas Judicial Council, an advisory body to the legislature, released preliminary findings on the cost of the death penalty in preparation...

INEFFECTIVE COUNSEL On May 28, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5-4)
INEFFECTIVE COUNSEL On May 28, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5-4) in Trevino v. Thaler that a death row inmate in Texas can raise claims of ineffecti...

TEXAS: FORENSIC ERRORS The Texas Forensic Science Commission
TEXAS: FORENSIC ERRORS The Texas Forensic Science Commission announced it will study prior criminal convictions to determine whether mistakes were ma...

RACISM Despite Alabama recognizing the racism present in the
RACISM Despite Alabama recognizing the racism present in the death penalty system in the 1930s (see previous post about the Scottsboro Boys), racism ...

SCOTUS DISCENT The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an
SCOTUS DISCENT The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Alabama death row inmate Mario Woodward, who was sentenced to death in 2008 des...

MENTAL ILLNESS On September 26, the Joint Task Force to Review
MENTAL ILLNESS On September 26, the Joint Task Force to Review the Administration of Ohio’s Death Penalty voted 15-2 to recommend a ban on death se...