Pervis Payne is currently pursuing an intellectual disability claim in Tennessee, while maintaining his innocence. Sedley Alley was...

The Fight Over Tennessee’s Death Penalty Goes On The cases of Pervis Payne and Sedley Alley highlight issues of intellectual disability...

Tennessee lawmakers on Monday passed legislation designed to prevent death row inmates with an intellectual disability from being...

Associated Press: Bill passes to stop executions of intellectually disabled By JONATHAN MATTISE April 26, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —...

Bloomberg Law - Powerhouse attorney Paul Clement is pressing a Tennessee court for DNA testing to prove a man’s innocence in a potential...

In 2006 Sedley Alley was executed in Tennessee, despite strong innocence claims. Now, his daughter is fighting for DNA testing that could...

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...

Governor Lee gave Pervis Payne, who was scheduled for execution on December 3, 2020, a reprieve until April 9, 2021, due to the Covid-19...

On Sunday, October 25th, Sabrina Butler-Smith spoke at Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty's community forum titled “Race,...

State: Tennessee Convicted: 1986 Exonerated: 2009 Race: Caucasian DNA used in exoneration? Yes Reasons for wrongful conviction: False or...