Feature
July 24
An oral history of the first federal execution under Donald Trump, as told by victims’ relatives, prison staff, and others.
News
June 11
The North Carolina state Supreme Court has upheld the controversial Racial Justice Act, which opponents repealed in 2013
Coronavirus
March 23
Colorado abolished capital punishment. But COVID-19 is pausing it everywhere else.
Life Inside
March 5
“There are a lot of people working hard to pull off an execution successfully, and they don’t want to go through all of that just to be cheated out of it at the last minute by the guy committing suicide.”
News
August 19, 2019
Signing a new law on police shootings, Gavin Newsom says he’s sending a message.
News
August 7, 2019
North Carolina Supreme Court hearings raise broad questions of systemic bias in the state judicial system.
Life Inside
August 1, 2019
A man convicted of murder reflects on his life, his crime and his punishment.
News
July 29, 2019
Stun belts are intended to keep control in the courtroom, but some judges use them to inflict punishment.
Case in Point
April 17, 2019
A South Dakota case reflects the national debate on whether execution should be banned for the mentally ill.