Publications & Testimony
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Nov 21, 2024
Alabama is Set to Execute Carey Grayson in its Third Nitrogen Gas Execution in 2024
Alabama is scheduled to execute Carey Grayson by nitrogen hypoxia on November 21, 2024, for his involvement with three other teens in the death of a hitchhiker in 1994, when he was 19 years old. Mr. Grayson’ execution would be Alabama’s sixth execution in 2024, and the third by nitrogen hypoxia. The state acknowledged Mr. Grayson was not the most culpable of the group, yet he is the only one of the four teens to face an execution. Mr. Grayson, and three others, were…
Read MoreNov 20, 2024
Texas Supreme Court Rules that a New Execution Date Can be Set for Robert Roberson
Robert Roberson with daughter Nikki. Courtesy of the…
Read MoreNov 19, 2024
Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) Launches Updated Website and New Logo
On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, the Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) announces the launch of its updated website and new visual identity. The refreshed, more intuitive navigation bar is the first phase of improvements that will make it easier for visitors to access DPI’s data, reports, analysis, and resources. Visitors will also find DPI’s new logo and other changes to update the organization’s visual brand…
Read MoreNov 18, 2024
NEW POLL: Overall Support for the Death Penalty Remains at Five-Decade Low as Opposition to the Death Penalty Grows Among Younger Generations
According to October 2024 polling produced by Gallup, support for capital punishment remains at a five-decade low in the United States. Overall, Gallup found 53% of Americans in favor of the death penalty, but that number masks considerable differences between older and younger Americans. More than half of young adults aged 18 to 43 now oppose the death penalty. Among those expressing a political affiliation, support for the death penalty fell markedly in all groups…
Read MoreNov 15, 2024
Trial Judge Declares Melissa Lucio to be “Actually Innocent,” Recommends Texas CCA Overturn Conviction and Death Sentence
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Read MoreNov 14, 2024
New DPI Report Connects Modern Use of Federal Death Penalty to its Racially Biased History
On Thursday, the Death Penalty Information Center (“DPI”) released a new report detailing the troubling racial history of the federal death penalty. Fool’s Gold: How the Federal Death Penalty Has Perpetuated Racially Discriminatory Practices Throughout History documents how racial discrimination has been a throughline in the application of the federal death penalty since the 1800s. The report explains that, despite often being…
Read MoreNov 13, 2024
Despite Military Judge’s Approval of 9/11 Plea Deal, Defense Secretary and Prosecutors Continue to Push Back
Nov 12, 2024
New Trial Granted for Texas Death-Sentenced Prisoner Because of Trial Judge’s Antisemitic Bias
On November 6, 2024, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (TCCA) voted 6 – 3 to grant death-sentenced prisoner Randy Halprin a new trial. The TCCA decided that the original trial judge, Vickers Cunningham,“was actually biased against him at the time of trial because Halprin is Jewish.” The Court wrote in its ruling that the“uncontradicted evidence,” including testimony from friends and family of Judge Cunningham regarding his use of derogatory and racial slurs…
Read MoreNov 08, 2024
The Role of Trauma and Mitigation in Capital Punishment
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Read MoreNov 07, 2024
Idaho: Federal Judge Grants Stay of Execution for Thomas Creech; Defense Asks Court to Bar Death Penalty for Bryan Kohberger
Thomas Creech and…
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