Jurors Who Found Michael Tisius Should Be Executed Now Voice Change of Heart, with Execution Set Tuesday
By The Vanguard Staff HUNTSVILLE, MO – Murders described by the New York Times as “so brazen,…
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Calls Execution Moratorium ‘Not Moral Failure’
By Emily Saroyan OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, also known…
Arizona Governor Stops Execution Date, Citing State History of Mismanaging Executions
By Ivan Villegas PHOENIX, AZ – The Democratic governor of Arizona promised last Friday not to execute…
Law Prof Argues Pre-Execution Confinement Should Be Considered Detention, Not Punishment
By Sunny Zhou AUSTIN, TX – In a forthcoming Virginia Law Review paper “Suffering Before Execution,” University…
Midwest Innocence Project Deplores Lack of Justice within Criminal Legal System after Execution of Leonard Raheem Taylor
By Paloma Sifuentes and Roni Ayalon KANSAS CITY, MO – Leonard Raheem Taylor was executed in Missouri…
Motion Approved: Stays Richard Glossip Execution Rescheduled for May 2023
By Jariah Moore OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Richard Glossip’s execution, previously scheduled for Feb. 23, has been…
Two Missouri Lawmakers Argue against State-Sanctioned Execution
By Jack Sandmeyer WASHINGTON, DC. – Congressional members Cori Bush (MO-01) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05) sent…
Texas 2022 Death Penalty Report Confirms Historic Low Level of Executions
By Citlalli Florez AUSTIN, TX – A new report was released by the Texas Coalition to Abolish…
OK Board Denies Scott Eizember Clemency Request – Man Set for Execution in January
By Daniella Espinoza OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Scott Eizember was denied a leniency appeal on a 3-2…
Missouri Executes Black Man after Courts Refuse Appeals – Lawmaker Charges ‘Criminal Justice System’ Failed Kevin Johnson
By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng BONNE TERRE, MO – U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (MO) has released…
Missouri Law Bars Daughter, 19, from Witnessing Father’s Execution
By Paloma Sifuentes and Daniella Dueñas KANSAS CITY, MO – Corionsa “Khorry” Ramey is just 19, but…
Oklahoma Court Rejects Richard Glossip’s Hearing Application, Despite Defense Claim of New Evidence
By Daniella Dueñas OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals Thursday denied another request…
Oklahoma Executes Richard Fairchild after Emergency Stay Motion Fails
By Taylor Smith and Alyssa Eng MCALESTER, OK – Richard Fairchild, one of many others awaiting death…
OK Appeals Count Announces Refusal to Review New Applications in Glossip Murder Appeal Case
By Daniella Espinoza, Jessica Weisman OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — In an unfortunate change of events, the Oklahoma…
Texas Sets Execution for Andre Thomas, Person with Mental Illness Who Gouged Out Eyes and Ate One
By Rena Abdusalam HUNTSVILLE, TX – Andre Thomas, a schizophrenic Black man currently on Texas death row,…
Another Glossip Execution Reprieve after Claims of Prosecutorial Misconduct
By Amy Berberyan and Talia Kruger OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has issued an…
Federal Prison Refuses to Send Death Row Man with Disabilities to Oklahoma to Be Executed
By The Vanguard Staff OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Earlier this week, a man slated for execution soon…
Blind Man Executed in Arizona – Last Minute Appeal Failed
By Veronica Miller FLORENCE, AZ – Clarence Dixon—a 66-year-old blind man who lawyers said was “incompetent” and…
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Orders All Scheduled Lethal Injection Executions Temporarily Halted through 2022
By Gracy Joslin NASHVILLE, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Monday temporarily halted the lethal injection of…
‘Schizophrenic’ Convicted Man Requests Relief as Execution Nears
By Nora Dahl PHOENIX, AZ – Lawyers for Clarence Dixon, whose execution is set early next month,…