capital punishment

Execution Based On Lies

Manuel Velez was sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of a 1-year-old boy based on the false testimony of his live-in girlfriend and mother of the child. The woman, Acela Moreno, failed to admit she had separately pleaded guilty to inflicting h...

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Fewer Americans Supporting the Death Penalty

Is it that the State of Georgia executed an innocent man last month? Is it the dawning realization that the risk of executing an innocent person exists in many cases beyond Troy Davis? Is it that race cannot help but to seep into the consideration of...

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Troy Anthony Davis: Victim of American Injustice

Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia last night at 11:08 PM, despite a worldwide movement over 1 million strong that drew attention to the glaring doubts of his guilt. With no physical evidence and a host of witness recantations, all indi...

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Clemency Denied for Troy Davis — Urgent Action Needed!

After a day-long hearing yesterday in Atlanta, the Georgia State Board of Pardons of Paroles today denied clemency to Troy Anthony Davis, in the face of a million cries of #TooMuchDoubt. Troy is scheduled to be executed Wednesday September 21, at 7 ...

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ACLU Lens: Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole Denies Clemency to Troy Davis Despite Serious Doubts About his Guilt

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole today denied clemency to Troy Davis, despite serious concerns that he was wrongfully convicted in 1989 for killing a police officer. Calling yesterday's clemency hearing "a sham," Anthony D. Romero,...

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Death Row Inmate’s Former Prosecutor Asks Texas to Halt His Execution

In an important development, a former assistant district attorney in Harris County, Texas on Friday sent a letter to members of the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles and other state officials — including Gov. Rick Perry — urging them ...

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Louisiana Supreme Court Sees Problems with the Confederate Flag, but Allows it to Wave for Now

In 1951, in response to the burgeoning civil rights movement, Caddo Parish, Louisiana defiantly raised a Confederate flag outside the entrance to its courthouse. It flies there today. In 2009, long-time Caddo Parish resident Carl Staples, an Africa...

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Louisiana Supreme Court Sees Problems with the Confederate Flag, but Allows it to Wave for Now

In 1951, in response to the burgeoning civil rights movement, Caddo Parish, Louisiana defiantly raised a Confederate flag outside the entrance to its courthouse. It flies there today. In 2009, long-time Caddo Parish resident Carl Staples, an Africa...

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Louisiana Supreme Court Sees Problems with the Confederate Flag, but Allows it to Wave for Now

In 1951, in response to the burgeoning civil rights movement, Caddo Parish, Louisiana defiantly raised a Confederate flag outside the entrance to its courthouse. It flies there today. In 2009, long-time Caddo Parish resident Carl Staples, an Africa...

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Troy Davis Execution Set — Take Action Today!

The State of Georgia plans to execute Troy Davis at midnight on September 21, even though he is very likely innocent. Davis has been scheduled for execution three times before, and three times his execution has been stayed amid doubts and new evide...

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