Executions

Commentary July 2

When the government executed Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the welfare of their two boys was a secondary concern.

By Robert Meeropol

Life Inside April 12

“I wondered whether the system I have been a part of for so long was, simply, barbaric.”

By Mike Lynch

Feature January 18

The Volunteer

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.

By Maurice Chammah

News January 17

Here are nine ways the law-and-order president has smashed Obama’s legacy.

By Justin George

News January 3

Here are the most important places to keep an eye on.

By Maurice Chammah

Analysis October 18, 2017

Recent court rulings and start-stop access to lethal drugs push numbers up this year.

By Maurice Chammah and Tom Meagher

News August 30, 2017

Medical professionals say the state’s new lethal injection protocol “doesn’t make much sense.”

By Maurice Chammah

Commentary April 27, 2017

He was the first man executed by Arkansas in nearly 12 years. Jurors never heard his story.

Elizabeth Vartkessian

Life Inside February 16, 2017

‘I can’t touch him and comfort him.’

By Marilyn Shankle-Grant as told to Maurice Chammah

Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016

Voters in three states approve measures to strengthen capital punishment.

By Andrew Cohen