Kamala Harris Gets Slightly Less Tough on Crime
The former prosecutor offered her measured version of criminal justice reform in advance of tonight's Democratic debate.
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We Are All Executioners Now
Attorney General Bill Barr announced that the government will put five prisoners to death in six months, ending a 16-year hiatus.
Joe Biden’s Soft Center
With every course correction, the 2020 front-runner reminds voters that beneath the polished image lies a politician searching for a sweet spot.
How to Convince Americans to Abolish the Death Penalty
The moral argument doesn't work. Opponents of capital punishment in New Hampshire succeeded with a different approach.
Cruel or Not, the Death Penalty Is Definitely Unusual
What the sentencing of Tiffany Moss, who starved her stepdaughter to death, tells us about capital punishment in 2019
The Supreme Court’s Twisted Devotion to the Death Penalty
The conservative justices' convoluted opinions are undermining the court's legitimacy more than any confirmation battle could.
At Last, a Bipartisan Argument Against the Death Penalty
Western state lawmakers from both parties are making a pragmatic case for abolishing capital punishment.
Domineque Ray Died So the Death Penalty Could Live
The Supreme Court's conservative majority will stop at nothing to preserve capital punishment in America.
The Kafkaesque Machinery of the Death Penalty in America
Capital punishment is losing support in the United States, but what about on the Supreme Court?
TV’s True Crime Voyeurism Reaches Its Crude End
In each episode of Netflix's "I Am A Killer," a man on death row describes his crime. But for what purpose?
America Is Stuck With the Death Penalty for (at Least) a Generation
With Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, the national fight to abolish capital punishment will have to go local.
What the New Supreme Court Will Decide
With Justice Kennedy gone, here's a preview of the cases the newly conservative court already has on its docket.
The Trump Administration’s Death Penalty Daydream
The president has called for capital punishment of drug dealers. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is trying to make that happen.
The Cruelty of Executing the Sick and Elderly
Two controversial cases in Alabama reveal a disturbing trend in the death penalty in America.
The Overwhelming Evidence Against the Death Penalty
Arkansas' recent, gruesome executions are further proof that we'll never find a humane way to put people to death.
How the Death Penalty Keeps Innocent People in Prison
Another reason to abolish this archaic punishment.
Hillary Clinton Is Not a Criminal Justice Reformer
Her stance on capital punishment is incomprehensible—and that doesn't bode well for the rest of her carceral policies.
Why Does This Georgia Town Honor One of America's Worst War Criminals?
The monument to Confederate officer Henry Wirz is down the road from the graveyard of his many victims
Why is Hillary So Eager to Leave Big Issues in State Hands?
This is a problem, particularly because state governments are overwhelmingly Republican
