SI Rewind: Leonard Peltier Is Finally Free
Robert Scheer is joined by Kevin Sharp, a former federal judge and one of Peltier’s lawyers, to discuss his case as well as how the justice system is rigged against…
Texas Supreme Court Removes Temporary Block to Robert Roberson’s Execution
The state’s highest civil court ruled that legislators can’t use subpoenas to block death row inmates’ executions, but suggested there’s still time for Roberson to testify before a Texas House…
When the Science Crumbles, Texas Law Says a Conviction Could, Too. That Rarely Happens.
Texas’ 2013 law that allows for new trials in cases with flawed scientific evidence was pioneering. But the state’s highest criminal court has rejected most of those challenges.
Will Leonard Peltier Die In Prison?
After being denied parole yet again, one of America’s longest-serving political prisoners is running out of options.
The End of the Innocence: Railroading Marcellus Williams to Death Row
By Jeffrey St. Clair / CounterPunch On August 11, 1998, someone broke into the home of Felicia Gayle and stabbed her 43 times with a butcher’s knife swiped from her…
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Texas Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed’s Petition
Reed, on death row for more than 25 years, says he is innocent of the 1996 killing of Stacey Stites in Bastrop County.
Texas Court Finds Kerry Max Cook Innocent of 1977 Murder, Ending Decades-Long Quest for Exoneration
The Texas Criminal Court of Appeals cited stunning allegations of prosecutorial misconduct that led to Cook spending 20 years on death row.
State District Judge Recommends Overturning Melissa Lucio’s Death Sentence
In a rare joint statement, the district attorney and the defense agreed that prosecutors withheld evidence that could point to a Rio Grande Valley woman’s innocence in the death of…
Texas Executes Ivan Cantu Despite Doubts of His Guilt
Faith leaders and jurors from the original trial launched a public campaign to reconsider recanted testimony in Cantu’s case. Texas courts declined.
Despite Mounting Doubts About His Guilt, Ivan Cantu Running Out of Time to Avoid Texas’ Death Chamber
Convicted of killing his cousin and his cousin’s fiancée, the death row inmate hopes recanted testimony and other new details spur a review of his case.
California’s Longest Serving Death Row Prisoner Goes to Trial to Prove Police Framed Him For a Murder He Didn’t Do 46 Years Ago
Four decades after Douglas “Chief” Stankewitz was condemned to death, his lawyers will show evidence in Superior Court that accuses Fresno law enforcement of framing him for murder.
Why PA Gov. Josh Shapiro Should Pardon Wrongfully Convicted Lorenzo Johnson
Lorenzo Johnson, a former boxer, quoted Muhammad Ali in his fight against his wrongful conviction. After reading Johnson’s writing, one of Ali’s children, Khaila, demands that Pennsylvania’s governor clear Johnson’s…
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Richard Glossip’s Appeal: High-Profile Innocence Case Where the State Supports Relief
By Death Penalty Information Center On January 22, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to Richard Glossip, sentenced to death in Oklahoma, whose innocence case has received international attention. Mr. Glossip’s…
Face Recognition Technology Follows a Long Analog History of Surveillance and Control Based on Identifying Physical Features
Face recognition technology is the latest and most sophisticated version of biometric surveillance: using unique physical characteristics to identify individual people.
Minnesota Man Who Was Arrested at 16 Exonerated After 19 Years in Prison
By Equal Justice Initiative This article was originally published by the Equal Justice Initiative. On December 11, Marvin Haynes was released after 19 years in prison for a crime he…