Dec 14 Momentum builds for letting people vote while on parole By Associated Press Colorado, Nevada and New Jersey passed measures in 2019, and California voters approved a constitutional amendment, Proposition 17, in November to automatically restore voting rights to people on parole. Continue reading
Dec 07 Trump quickens pace of federal executions before Biden inauguration By Associated Press Attorney General William Barr defended the extension of executions into the post-election period, saying he’ll likely schedule more before he departs the Justice Department. Continue reading
Oct 21 How even a casual brush with the law can permanently mar a young man’s life – especially if he’s Black By Gary Painter, The Conversation Whether or not someone is eventually convicted, an arrest alone is enough to significantly impair a Black man's job and earning prospects. Continue reading
Oct 05 An update from Ricky Kidd By Frank Carlson, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux It's been about a year since Ricky Kidd was exonerated of charges for a 1996 double homicide he didn't commit. As he's set out to build a new life after 23 years in prison, the world has also changed around… Continue reading
Oct 05 Special Episode: Ricky Kidd on life after a 23-year wrongful conviction By Frank Carlson, Vika Aronson, Erica R. Hendry, Emily Carpeaux Twenty-three years after he was wrongfully convicted of a double homicide, Ricky Kidd was freed from prison. In this special episode from our Broken Justice series, producer Frank Carlson talks with Ricky Kidd about life after prison, the complications of… Continue reading
Jul 15 Judge halts second federal execution amid claims inmate isn’t mentally fit By Associated Press Wesley Ira Purkey, convicted of a 1998 kidnapping and killing, was scheduled for execution Wednesday at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, where Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death Tuesday after his eleventh-hour legal bids failed. Continue reading
Jul 14 For people leaving prison, rebuilding a life is hard even without a pandemic By Cynthia A. Golembeski, The Conversation More than 40,000 restrictions, most imposed by states, leave rights, benefits and opportunities out of reach for Americans with past convictions. Continue reading
May 22 Criminal defendants in limbo as trials put on hold during pandemic By Candice Norwood Many pretrial detainees — those not yet convicted of a crime — are sitting in jails, uncertain of when their cases may proceed. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 7:37 Attorney for Ahmaud Arbery’s family: ‘Why do we have 2 justice systems in America?’ Public outcry is mounting over the killing of an unarmed African American man in Georgia over two months ago. Recently released video shows 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery jogging in late February when he was shot to death by two white men,… Continue watching
Apr 20 U.S. Supreme Court rules criminal juries must be unanimous to convict By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The outcome will affect defendants who are still appealing their convictions. Continue reading