Death Sentences
September 7
As a Texas man sues for his pastor to touch him during his execution, a guide to rights for the condemned.
May 6
“I don’t understand trying to kill somebody who is already dying,” says the sister of Idaho death-row prisoner Gerald Pizzuto.
Death Sentences
April 5
The men arrested in recent killings in Atlanta, Boulder, Colorado, and Orange, California, could face very different sentences if convicted.
Life Inside
April 1
I escaped Donald Trump’s last-minute execution spree. Now I have to find a way to keep fighting.
Looking Back
January 26
In an excerpt from his new book, ‘Let the Lord Sort Them,’ Marshall Project staff writer Maurice Chammah explains where a 1970s legal team fighting the death penalty went wrong.
Life Inside
July 16, 2020
Days before Daniel Lewis Lee became the first federal prisoner executed in 17 years, fellow death row resident Billie J. Allen wrote about the shared terror of wondering who’s next.
News
November 13, 2019
Rodney Reed faces execution in Texas despite mounting evidence of innocence and bipartisan support.
Life Inside
August 1, 2019
A man convicted of murder reflects on his life, his crime and his punishment.
Life Inside
April 25, 2019
“It was as though a small part of me died with each execution.”
Feature
January 6, 2019
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.