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A vehicle patrols the perimeter of the Federal Correctional Complex where John Walker Lindh, known as the "American Taliban" was released early this morning in Terre Haute, Indiana. Photo by Bryan Woolston/Reuters

Nation Dec 25

Judge delays execution of only woman on U.S. death row

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Nation Mar 06

Alabama executes man convicted in officers’ murders amid calls to save inmate

Alabama's first execution of the year came after a last minute bid to stop it, that included support from the son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

By Kim Chandler, Associated Press

Nation Jun 21

People leave the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C, on June 17, 2019. Photo by Leah Millis/Reuters
Supreme Court throws out murder conviction of black inmate

The court's 7-2 decision says the removal of black prospective jurors violated the rights of inmate Curtis Flowers.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Nation Mar 20

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In Curtis Flowers case, race could be a matter of life or death

Curtis Flowers has been tried six times for the murder of four people killed in a Mississippi furniture store in 1996. The case is the subject of the second season American Public Media’s “In the Dark” podcast. Now the Supreme…

Nation Dec 14

A guard stands behind bars at the Adjustment Center during a media tour of California's Death Row at San Quentin State Prison in California. Picture taken December 2015. Photo by Stephen Lam/Reuters
Executions remain at near record lows in 2018

Twenty-five executions were carried out in 2018, the fourth consecutive year in which there have been fewer than 30 executions nationwide.

By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press

Oct 09

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‘That Moment When’ a future civil rights lawyer learns the value of showing up

By Steve Goldbloom, Zach Land-Miller

Despite feeling unqualified to provide legal advice, Bryan Stevenson discovered that just “showing up" for others can make a huge difference in their lives.

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Apr 30

Supreme Court to review case of Missouri death row inmate with rare medical condition

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The court blocked the inmate's execution in March after he argued that a tumor in his throat is likely to rupture and bleed during the execution.

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Sep 05

How death row inmates at San Quentin are using poetry to examine the prison system — and themselves

By Elizabeth Flock

Prison literature has a long and rich history, stretching back to Jack London, Nelson Algren and Malcolm X. The genre includes powerful work from prisoners incarcerated on death row, which is often surfaced with the help of activists or artists…

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Jul 13

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Why I’m starting the world’s first prison law school

By PBS NewsHour

"Each of us has much more to offer than the worst thing we’ve done," says Alexander McLean, an activist and attorney who has been working in prisons since he was 18. McLean, founder of the African Prisons Project, shares the…

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Oct 03

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News Wrap: Winds top 140 mph as Hurricane Matthew bears down

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In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Matthew, one of the strongest Atlantic storms in recent years, is battering Jamaica and Haiti. Also, U.S. relations with Russia hit a new low when Washington called off talks with Moscow on the Syrian…

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