Read the details of Hank Skinner's case and why the State of Texas does not want to submit evidence that would probably exonerate him. He is scheduled to be killed by the State of Texas four days from today, on March 24, 2010. Please go to the "how to help"... » read this article

"The death penalty is a luxury. It's not a necessity." Monday, March 15, 2010 The Lowcountry has watched five death penalty cases unfold during the past year, but only one defendant now sits on death row. Those accused in the four other cases all received sentences of life in prison... » read this article

A Houston judge said yesterday that it's safe to assume we've executed innocent people. And, in an effort to put a stop to that, state District Judge Kevin Fine granted a pretrial motion declaring capital punishment unconstitutional. The ruling came in response to a number of pretrial motions filed on behalf... » read this article

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of a Death Row inmate so a hearing can be held to determine the validity of a new standardized IQ test that could spare his life by showing he's mentally retarded. The justices issued the 5-2 decision just hours after hearing... » read this article

The following was delivered at the fourth Congress Against the Death Penalty, in Geneva, on 24th February, 2010 It is an honour and a privilege to be addressing you here today, at the fourth Congress Against the Death Penalty. It is encouraging to see so many participants gathered here from... » read this article

It’s time to convert capital sentences to permanent imprisonment Here’s a way Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger can save the state more than $1 billion over the next five years: Convert all 700 death sentences in California to permanent imprisonment. The death-penalty system is clearly broken. For the past four years, executions... » read this article

An Interview With Nancy A. Heitzeg. Nancy A. Heitzeg Ph.D. is a professor of sociology and program co-director, critical studies of race and ethnicity at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.  Angola 3 News: Please tell us about your recent visit to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola this... » read this article

A Florida Death Row inmate was executed Tuesday for the slaying of a state wildlife officer more than 25 years ago. A spokesman for Gov. Charlie Crist said Martin Edward Grossman, 45, died at 6:17 p.m. at Florida State Prison. Earlier Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block the... » read this article

Haridopolos seeks review of wrong verdicts Sen. Mike Haridopolos has asked the Florida Supreme Court to form a panel to examine why people have been sent to state prison for crimes they didn't commit. The "Innocence Commission" also would help protect more innocent people from going to jail, said the... » read this article

The Killing Continues Since the suspension of the death penalty in Japan in September of 2009, the US is the only developed nation in the world that continues to execute its citizens -- but, perhaps, not for long. The unmasking of the political agenda behind state sanctioned killing during the... » read this article

As we near two weeks after the devastating earthquake and terrifying aftershocks in Port-au-Prince and Zacmel, Haiti, we face the inevitable media wall, that closes up, unless a story emerges of such surprise and delight that it's able to shine through.   For the media light, by it's very nature,... » read this article

In a three-sentence unsigned order, the United States Supreme Court has reversed a decision of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals that had found Mumia Abu-Jamal's original death sentence to be unconstitutional. The case has been sent back to the Third Circuit "for further consideration" in light of another decision... » read this article

Editor's Note: This message comes from Gloria Rubac who works in the movement for abolition of the death penalty, a mission whole-heartedly endorsed by Axis of Logic. We all know how Gov. Rick Perry and his ilk enjoy killing people in Texas and I'm sure this battle will continue to... » read this article

Bulletin:  U.S. Supreme Court ruling today could bring back the death penalty for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Activist, Intellectual and Political Prisoner NO DEATH PENALTY FOR MUMIA! ALL OUT FOR 1/20 EMERGENCY DEMO! TOMORROW, WED, Jan. 20, 4 PM-7 PM, HARLEM STATE OFFICE BLDG, 125TH & 7TH "All you pen devils knew... » read this article

STUDENT JOURNALISTS in Northwestern University's Medill Innocence Project are undoubtedly familiar with the machinations of the criminal justice system: sleazy prosecutors, character assassinations, unfounded charges. Over the past two decades, their work re-investigating criminal cases has helped exonerate 11 men wrongfully convicted of murder, including five who had been death... » read this article

Three murderers have been put to death by lethal injection in Texas, Ohio and Louisiana, the first executions this year in the US.  Ohio executed Abdullah Sharif Kaazim Mahdi, 37, the second person to be killed using a single drug that was introduced to prevent botched executions. Born Vernon Smith,... » read this article

READ KENNETH MOSLEY'S HISTORY AND OUR UPDATES ON HIS CASE FROM JULY 2009 LEADING UP TO HIS EXECUTION ON JANUARY 7, 2010. Texas executed its first person of 2010 today and the 448th since 1982. The person's name was Kenneth Mosley. Next week, Texas is set to execute Gary Johnson.... » read this article

January 6, 2010: Tomorrow, January 7 at 6 P.M., the State of Texas will kill Kenneth Mosley unless the state hears the call of human rights, death-penalty abolition and religious groups and grants him clemency. Read the articles below to see how you can help. - Britta Slopianka and Les... » read this article

Editor's Comment: We introduce this story with a repost of a NYT report which we published on October 17 of this year. A number of documents which we consulted since then, indicate that there are significant errors and omissions in the NYT report regarding the background and conviction of Debra... » read this article

James Bain was 19 in 1974 when he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a child. He had no criminal record. The child, a 9-year-old boy, identified Bain as the man who attacked him. Years later, the boy testified in a sworn deposition that he had been asked to pick... » read this article