Feature
January 6
More than a year ago, Nevada death row prisoner Scott Dozier gave up his legal appeals and asked to be executed. He’s still waiting.
Analysis
October 20, 2015
The unusual case of Lamont McKoy.
The Lowdown
August 13, 2015
What it takes to be a jailhouse lawyer.
News
August 10, 2015
Getting caught in a speed trap in a small Louisiana town.
News
June 25, 2015
A case so messy one judge says it’s an argument for abolishing the death penalty.
Feature
June 9, 2015
Missouri keeps killing Jennifer Herndon’s clients. So she invented an alternate life.
News
January 20, 2015
He was nearly executed because his lawyers missed a filing deadline. Now the Supreme Court has weighed in on what should happen next.
News
December 10, 2014
Not much. Which may be why Robert Holsey is dead.
Feature
November 16, 2014
When lawyers stumble, only their clients fall.
Feature
November 15, 2014
How bad lawyering and an unforgiving law cost condemned men their last appeal.