A federal appeals court has halted the execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike about an hour before it was set to begin.

Given the Christa Pike's stay of execution, now is the time to ask Governor Lee to reconsider clemency.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejected a trial court’s finding that death row prisoner Melissa Lucio is actually innocent of killing her 2-year-old daughter, refusing to grant relief despite the...

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2026 Contact: Laura Burstein, Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com Melissa Lucio Attorney Statement: Despite Agreement of All Parties, Sharply Divided Texas Court of ...

The State executed Mr. Lee on September 17.

I was a sheriff when two innocent people were murdered. Tyrone Noling had nothing to do with the crime, but has sat on death row for 30 years.

YouTube video by Aaron Parnas

For Immediate Release: August 25, 2026 Contact: reganclcp@gmail.com BREAKING: Ohio Parole Board Recommends Executive Clemency with Parole Eligibility For Tyrone Noling, Innocent Man Who Has Spent 30...

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines Following His Execution Today “I’d like to start by saying that I grieve for the family of Catherine Jean Jenkins. May God be with you. “I also grieve th...

Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May

Darrell Hines Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Re: Thursday’s Scheduled Execution Due to His Stroke Symptoms (Nashville, TN, Wednesday, August 12, 2026) This morning, attorneys for Darrell...

In a follow up letter sent today to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), the Attorney General, the Governor, and the warden of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, attorneys for Darrell H...

ATTORNEY STATEMENT: Tennessee Supreme Court Allows TDOC to Conceal Whether It Plans to Continue Using Doctor Who Botched Carruthers Execution (Nashville, Tennessee, August 6, 2026) Today, the Tennes...

Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...

Tony Carruthers’ sister Dr. Tonya Hervey is alleging her brother suffered torturous malpractice at the hand of a Department of Corrections doctor, leaving the inmate partially paralyzed.

Jailhouse testimony can earn witnesses a lighter sentence. Is that a problem?

Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...

Before delivering a petition to the Kansas governor’s office Tuesday, faith leaders criticized the death penalty as immoral and inhumane.

Ernest Suggs’ trial judge asked for a commutation of sentence, and the daughter of his alleged victim writes that she doesn’t believe he killed her mother. But Suggs remains on death row.

From the European Union to the Oklahoma State Legislature, leaders continue to debate where a democracy should draw the line on the state's power to take a life.

State Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) is asking the Tennessee Department of Correction to be transparent about its lethal injection protocol after the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May.

A Tennessee lawmaker demands accountability after a 'gruesome' failed execution left a prisoner in pain.

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Contact: Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com. Just In: TDOC Refuses to Say Whether Doctor in May’s Botched Execution Attempt Will Conduct August 13 Execution o...

In most of the country, executions are a thing of the past. But one state has been carrying them out at a record pace.

Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber in 1999. AP Photo/Mark

Eight Tennessee Republican senators are urging Gov. Bill Lee to commission an independent review of a failed execution trying another.

A new report just released by Texas Defender Service shows that ninety-two percent of the death sentences sought by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office since 2012 have been against people of...

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 2026 Contact: reganclcp@gmail.com, Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com Just In: Reprieve Sought for Darrell Hines Based on State’s Recent Botched Execution Attempt in A...

You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life, but we can all turn adversity into insight, and no one knows this better than A...

Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick, director of community outreach for Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, speaks at a press conference held by

As a longtime death penalty abolitionist, I've often compared the death penalty in America to a train with no brakes: Once the machinery starts moving, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to stop.

DeWine breaks with GOP, urging Ohio to abolish the death penalty, citing data showing it no longer deters crime.

Charles Flores wants to use Texas’ “junk science” law to appeal his conviction, saying it was improperly based on testimony from a neighbor who was hypnotized by police.

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

"Alabama is about to execute a man whose own jury voted that he should live," Drayton Nabers, Jr. writes.

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

The court agreed with the California attorney general that the prosecution used racially biased language during closing arguments, comparing the defendant to a Bengal tiger.