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She’s Waited Decades for David Wood’s Execution. Now, Evidence Casts Doubt on His Guilt.

The case of a victim’s mother and one of the longest-serving death row prisoners shows how capital appeals can seem both endless and rushed.

Death Sentences • 03.07.2025

The 1990s Law That Keeps People in Prison on Technicalities

How the Supreme Court expanded the most important law you’ve never heard of.

The Lowdown • 05.26.2022

White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color

Amid calls for tougher laws after the Capitol assault, research shows that measures addressing White violence usually fall harder on Black people.

Analysis • 01.14.2021

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