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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

I Was Sentenced to Die in Prison. But After 27 Years, I’m Finally Free

When I went to jail in 1995, I had never used the internet. As I play catchup, the simplest things are everything.

Life Inside • 02.24.2023

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