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Guest Commentary: The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

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|Date: April 28, 2021
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Guest Commentary: The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must be repealed. B ...

The PLRA and AEDPA have caused untold pain and suffering for people in prisons — they must be repealed. By Brian Stull and Tammie Gregg This week, 25 years ago, Congress enacted a pair of laws that se ...

April 28, 2021
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U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit Rules Against Murder Defendant Because of Late Filing

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|Date: April 27, 2021
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U.S. Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit Rules Against Murder Defendant Because of Late Filing

By Lovepreet Dhinsa NEW ORLEANS, LA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against defen ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa NEW ORLEANS, LA - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against defendant Rodney Reed for a crime he claims he did commit – the court is fully aware of evidence bei ...

April 27, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 102 – George Ryan and Ending the Illinois Death Penalty

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|Date: April 19, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 102 – George Ryan and Ending the Illinois Death Penalty

George Ryan was a Republican Governor of Illinois. He started his career as an advocate for the death pen ...

George Ryan was a Republican Governor of Illinois. He started his career as an advocate for the death penalty. But during his time as Governor, between cases of wrongful convictions and a torture scan ...

April 19, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

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|Date: April 04, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

April 04, 2021
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PART II: The Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code Presents Unique Challenges to California’s Death Penalty System

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|Date: March 31, 2021
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PART II: The Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code Presents Unique Challenges to California’s Death Penalty System

By Lovepreet Dhinsa and Mia Machado CALIFORNIA - In addition to the continuing legal battles around the c ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa and Mia Machado CALIFORNIA - In addition to the continuing legal battles around the constitutionality and inhumane nature of capital punishment in California, the Committee on the ...

March 31, 2021
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After 13 Years, Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code Reviews the Death Penalty

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|Date: March 29, 2021
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After 13 Years, Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code Reviews the Death Penalty

By Lovepreet Dhinsa and Mia Machado CALIFORNIA - The Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code is curre ...

By Lovepreet Dhinsa and Mia Machado CALIFORNIA - The Committee on the Revision of the Penal Code is currently examining the death penalty in California for the first time in 13 years. In 2008, the Com ...

March 29, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing The Death Penalty, Part 2

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|Date: March 28, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing The Death Penalty, Part 2

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

March 28, 2021
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Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish Death Penalty – State Executed More People Than Any Other State

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|Date: March 25, 2021
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Virginia Becomes First Southern State to Abolish Death Penalty – State Executed More People Than Any Other State

By Ankita Joshi and Ned Meiners GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA – In its 400-year history, Virginia has executed m ...

By Ankita Joshi and Ned Meiners GREENSVILLE COUNTY, VA – In its 400-year history, Virginia has executed more than 1,300 people, which is more than any other state. However, on the morning of Tuesday, ...

March 25, 2021
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Commentary: Why I Will No Longer Support Hate Crimes Enhancements

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|Date: March 23, 2021
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Commentary: Why I Will No Longer Support Hate Crimes Enhancements

By David M. Greenwald We live in an evolving world and anyone who has set beliefs locks themselves in to ...

By David M. Greenwald We live in an evolving world and anyone who has set beliefs locks themselves in to what might have been dated reasoning or responses to past situations. When I worked in DC in t ...

March 23, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 98: County County Prosecutor Kim Foxx

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|Date: March 22, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 98: County County Prosecutor Kim Foxx

Kim Foxx is trying to reform one of the most notorious counties in the Country - see what she is doing ab ...

Kim Foxx is trying to reform one of the most notorious counties in the Country - see what she is doing about issues like wrongful convictions, police shootings and bail reform. Kim Foxx took over in t ...

March 22, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing The Death Penalty, Part 1

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|Date: March 21, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing The Death Penalty, Part 1

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

by Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

March 21, 2021
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Gascón Lays Out Record for First 100 Days of Reform as LA District Attorney, Projecting Hundreds of Millions in Savings

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|Date: March 18, 2021
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Gascón Lays Out Record for First 100 Days of Reform as LA District Attorney, Projecting Hundreds of Millions in Savings

By David M. Greenwald Marking 100 days in office, Los Angeles DA George Gascón took the opportunity to h ...

By David M. Greenwald Marking 100 days in office, Los Angeles DA George Gascón took the opportunity to highlight what he considers to be a tremendous record of accomplishment for reforms enacted sinc ...

March 18, 2021
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Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

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|Date: March 17, 2021
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Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down on multiple ...

By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down on multiple scandals in the previous DA’s office, defeated the incumbent DA Tony Rackaukas with support fro ...

March 17, 2021
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The Joplin Globe Urges State of Missouri to Consider Ending Death Penalty

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|Date: March 13, 2021
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The Joplin Globe Urges State of Missouri to Consider Ending Death Penalty

By Nancy Aviña & Hongyi Wen JOPLIN, MO — The Joplin Globe here this week said the conversation about ...

By Nancy Aviña & Hongyi Wen JOPLIN, MO — The Joplin Globe here this week said the conversation about Missouri ending the death penalty should begin now. The newspaper stated that this conversation ...

March 13, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Prosecutor Group Urges Tennessee Governor to Grant Clemency for Pervis Payne

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|Date: March 13, 2021
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Fair and Just Prosecution Prosecutor Group Urges Tennessee Governor to Grant Clemency for Pervis Payne

By Julia Asby MEMPHIS, TN - Fair and Just Prosecution, an organization of elected prosecutors “committed ...

By Julia Asby MEMPHIS, TN - Fair and Just Prosecution, an organization of elected prosecutors “committed to promoting a justice system grounded in fairness, equity, compassion, and fiscal responsibili ...

March 13, 2021
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Virginia Democratic Leaders Lead Anti-Death Penalty Effort – Law Expects to End Racial Disparity

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|Date: February 25, 2021
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Virginia Democratic Leaders Lead Anti-Death Penalty Effort – Law Expects to End Racial Disparity

By Nancy Aviña & Will McCurry RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Fi ...

By Nancy Aviña & Will McCurry RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, and Senate Majority Leader Dick Saslaw issued a joint statement this week that they ...

February 25, 2021
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Commentary: Why Does the AG Continue to Defend Bad Conduct by Prosecutors?

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|Date: February 23, 2021
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Commentary: Why Does the AG Continue to Defend Bad Conduct by Prosecutors?

By David M. Greenwald Last week when I interviewed Contra Costa DA Diana Becton, one of the people that h ...

By David M. Greenwald Last week when I interviewed Contra Costa DA Diana Becton, one of the people that has put their hat in the race for an appointment to the Attorney General post in California, I a ...

February 23, 2021
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U.S. Court Reverses Itself, 1st Hispanic Woman in Texas Sentenced to Be Executed Now Back on Death Row

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|Date: February 22, 2021
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U.S. Court Reverses Itself, 1st Hispanic Woman in Texas Sentenced to Be Executed Now Back on Death Row

By Max Kennedy TEXAS - Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas, seemed to hav ...

By Max Kennedy TEXAS - Melissa Lucio, the first Hispanic woman sentenced to death in Texas, seemed to have hope for a new trial in July of 2019 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ove ...

February 22, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Episode 91: Flint Taylor on the Murder of Fred Hampton and Chicago Torture Cases (Video)

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|Date: February 16, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Episode 91: Flint Taylor on the Murder of Fred Hampton and Chicago Torture Cases (Video)

It started with the murder of Fred Hampton in 1969 but tracks the Chicago Police torture cases which star ...

It started with the murder of Fred Hampton in 1969 but tracks the Chicago Police torture cases which started with Andrew Wilson, a death row prisoner who was tortured by officers including the infamou ...

February 16, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Episode 91: Flint Taylor on the Murder of Fred Hampton and Chicago Torture Cases

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|Date: February 15, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Episode 91: Flint Taylor on the Murder of Fred Hampton and Chicago Torture Cases

It started with the murder of Fred Hampton in 1969 but tracks the Chicago Police torture cases which star ...

It started with the murder of Fred Hampton in 1969 but tracks the Chicago Police torture cases which started with Andrew Wilson, a death row prisoner who was tortured by officers including the infamou ...

February 15, 2021
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