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New Evidence of Innocence in Julius Jones' Case
OKLAHOMA CITY – New and compelling evidence has emerged that Julius Jones, a man on death row in Oklahoma since 2002, did not commit the...
Kwame Ajamu Speaks at Ending Ohio's Death Penalty Press Conference
Kwame Ajamu spent 28 years on Ohio's death row. Today he talked about his experience in a press conference about a bipartisan bill to...
DPIC Report Shows that 185 People have Been Exonerated from Death Row
New findings from the Death Penalty Information Center show that the "Innocence Epidemic" is even worse than we thought. Most wrongful...
Cruel Justice Host Herman Lindsey Talks with Joyce House
On this week's episode of Cruel Justice, Joyce House talks with Herman Lindsey about her son, Paul House's case, and the affect of the...
Kwame Ajamu Featured in Virginia Death Penalty Abolition Campaign
Kwame Ajamu tells his story of being wrongfully sentenced to death at 18 years old in a compelling video urging Virginia lawmakers to end...
Witness to Innocence Joins 82 Advocacy Groups Calling on Biden to Abolish Federal Death Penalty
Witness to Innocence along with dozens of abolition organizations are asking President Biden to abolish the federal death penalty in a...
Witness to Innocence Joins 82 Advocacy Groups Calling on Biden to Abolish Federal Death Penalty
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of civil rights and advocacy organizations are calling on the Biden administration to immediately halt federal...
DNA Evidence Could Prove Sedley Alley's Innocence - 15 years after his execution
In 2006 Sedley Alley was executed in Tennessee, despite strong innocence claims. Now, his daughter is fighting for DNA testing that could...
DNA Evidence Could Prove Sedley Alley's Innocence - 15 years after his execution
The New York Times - Many people on death row in the United States have gone to their death protesting their innocence. In at least a...
Ohio Poll Shows Voters Ready to Repeal Death Penalty
A poll conducted by the ACLU of Ohio and Ohioans to Stop Executions found that the majority of Ohio voters are ready to repeal capital...
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