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South Dakota jurors sent Charles Rhines, pictured, to death row for fatally stabbing Donnivan Schaeffer.
Case in Point June 11, 2018
Was This Man Sentenced to Death Because He’s Gay?
His defenders say yes. South Dakota says no. The Supreme Court may soon weigh in.
By Maurice Chammah
Life Inside February 22, 2018
I Sent an Innocent Man to Prison
A juror’s regret.
By D'shean Kennedy as told to Maurice Chammah
U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour
News June 21, 2017
A Federal Court Asks Jurors to Confront Their Hidden Biases
But is a novel video tutorial the best way? The jury is still out.
By Marella Gayla
Analysis October 14, 2016
In Florida, Only Seven Jurors Can Put You to Death
The other quirk in the state’s death penalty system.
By Maurice Chammah and Tom Meagher
Life Inside March 10, 2016
My Regrets as a Juror Who Sent a Man to Death Row
“If I could have done anything, it would have been to deadlock the jury, but I didn’t have the personal strength to do that.”
By Sven Berger as told to Maurice Chammah
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