The March 2021 issue of National Geographic may have Mars on the cover, but its article on the death penalty is what drew us to the magazine this month. Entitled “Sentenced to death, but innocent: These are stories of justice gone wrong,” and written by Phillip Morris, it delves into the shocking realities
Commutation vs. Resentencing Hearings in Death Penalty Cases
As President Biden takes office, activists against the federal death penalty are hopeful that he will commute the death sentences of those who sit on the Federal Death Row. See, e.g., “Dems Squad members try to save the worst killers of all: Pressley and Bush demand Biden commutes sentences of all 49 federal prisoners
Recommended Video: Ted Talk on U.S.Death Penalty
Recommended Video: a February 2016 TED Talk given by Nick McKeown, a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. As a college student in the United Kingdom, McKeown ran the UK student chapter of Amnesty International, and since 1999, Nick has fought to end the death penalty in the United States.
Some
Florida Supreme Court: How Victory of Lenamon Client Michael James Jackson Impacts Future Death Penalty Defense
The Florida Supreme Court recently ruled in favor of death penalty reinstatement defense arguments in the capital case of Michael James Jackson, a case on Terence Lenamon’s trial docket back in April 2019. For details, read “Hurst: Terence Lenamon Defending Michael Jackson in Jacksonville Beginning June 10, 2019.”
Florida attorney Maria Deliberato was
Paul Hildwin Trial Results in Plea Deal and Freedom After 28 Years on Death Row
This week, Terence Lenamon was scheduled to begin a two-to-three week trial in the capital defense case of Paul Hildwin, having been appointed to handle the penalty phase of the retrial back in 2017.
However, things changed early this morning when Paul Hildwin was set free after spending 28 years on Florida’s Death Row.
Today,
SCOTUS Rules Alabama Can Execute Someone Who Cannot Remember Committing the Capital Crime
Over in Alabama, Death Row Inmate Vernon Madison was found guilty of capital murder several years ago. He was sentenced to death.
As he lived his live on Death Row and waited to die at the hands of the State of Alabama, Mr. Madison’s health declined. He suffered several strokes. His doctors determined that he
Death Penalty and Life on Death Row
Real People and Real Families: The Reality of Death Row
Recently, the Marshall Project published an article written by Death Row inmate Timothy White entitled, "Why We Can’t Have Nice Things on Death Row." Mr. White resides on the North Carolina Death Row, located in Raleigh, North Carolina’s Central Prison.
It’s a good
Another Great Documentary on the Death Penalty: Into the Abyss (2011)
Every so often, we recommend a book or movie or film that informs and educates about the complexity of issues involved in capital cases and the death penalty in America today.
Today, we’re sharing a documentary that is available on Netflix right now.
It’s Into the Abyss (2011) directed by Werner Herzog
Florida Execution Scheduled for August 2017
The Florida Execution Schedule is up and running again. Governor Rick Scott has signed the Death Warrant for an August execution, the first execution for Florida in 18 months.
Mark James Asay is scheduled to be executed by the State of Florida on August 24, 2017, at six o’clock in the afternoon.
Death Warrant
Morva Execution Reminds Us of the Importance of Each Capital Jury Trial
Last night, Virginia Death Row inmate William Morva was executed by lethal injection. Morva was sentenced to death for the 2006 killing of a sheriff’s deputy and a hospital security guard while Morva was unsuccessfully trying to escape from a hospital.
Morva Suffered Severe Mental Impairment
Earlier on the day of the Morva execution