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News November 4, 2019
How More Than 50 Women Walked Out of a Prison in Oklahoma
The state slashed sentences for more than 500 people convicted in low-level drug and theft cases.
By Cary Aspinwall
Case in Point May 30, 2019
D’Angelo Burgess Fled From Police. Does That Make Him a Killer?
An Oklahoma case raises issues about both felony murder charges and high-speed police pursuits.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
News March 15, 2018
Why Oklahoma Plans to Execute People With Nitrogen
The state knows shockingly little about how this would work.
By Eli Hager
Case in Point January 23, 2017
An Oklahoma Horror Story
The last six days of Elliott Earl Williams.
By Andrew Cohen
Crime on the Ballot November 9, 2016
The Death Penalty is Alive and Well
Voters in three states approve measures to strengthen capital punishment.
By Andrew Cohen
Crime on the Ballot October 19, 2016
Three States to Watch if You Care About the Death Penalty
Nebraska, Oklahoma, and California will test the prospects of abolition.
By Andrew Cohen
Crime on the Ballot October 17, 2016
It’s Not Just Pot and the Death Penalty
Four important ballot measures you probably haven’t heard of.
By Beth Schwartzapfel
Life Inside December 11, 2015
My Wife and Child Died on the Way Home From Visiting Me in Prison
On loss behind bars.
By Charles Davis
News August 11, 2015
Why Three Counties That Loved the Death Penalty Have Almost Stopped Pursuing It
A closer look at get-tough DAs.
By Simone Seiver
Analysis July 13, 2015
The President Goes to Prison
But Congress is the place to watch.
By Andrew Cohen
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