Death Penalty

Rodney Reed Lawyers 'Relieved and Thankful' After Stay of Execution Granted by Texas Court

Rodney Reed with his brother Rodrick, nephew Rodrick Jr., and mother Sandra Reed at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, West Livingston, Texas in 2019. (Photo: Courtesy of the Reed Justice Initiative)

Amnesty International Amplifies Clemency Demand for Rodney Reed as Supreme Court Considers Taking Up Case

Julia Conley, staff writer

"Killing a person creates a murderer out of the executioner, is not justice for Stacey Stites, and deprives Rodney Reed of dignity and humanity."

'This Must Be Stopped': Millions Call on Texas Governor to Halt Execution of Rodney Reed

Julia Conley, staff writer

"We have got to join the rest of the developed world and abolish the death...

Barr Blasted by Rights Advocates for 'Absolutely Despicable' Speech Slamming 'Anti-Law Enforcement DAs'

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

The U.S. attorney general also vowed to deliver a bill, requested by the...

As Trump Resumes Federal Capital Punishment After Two-Decade Lapse, Sanders Vows to Abolish Death Penalty

James Fields, White Supremacist Who Murdered Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Sentenced to Life in Prison

Calling Treatment of Julian Assange 'Psychological Torture,' UN Expert Demands End to US Extradition Attempt

After 'Wink' From Trump When a Journalist Butchered, Says Iran's Foreign Minister, 'Not a Whisper' When Saudis Behead 37

Amid Wave of Anti-Choice Laws, Texas GOP Debates Putting Women to Death for Obtaining Abortions

Legal Experts Aghast as 'Bloodythirsty' Right-Wing Supreme Court Sanctions Torturous Executions

Ending 'Premeditated and Discriminatory' Executions, Gov. Newsom Issues California Death Penalty Moratorium

Swedish Activist Fined for Viral Live-Streamed Protest Against Deportation of Afghan Asylum Seeker

As WaPo Accuses Trump of 'Abetting Saudi Coverup,' Crown Prince Shielded While Khashoggi 'Murder Team' Members Face Execution

'All Kinds of Wrong': Despite Objections From Man Who Built Electric Chair, Tennessee Set to Murder Someone With It

Citing Arbitrary Use and Racial Bias, Washington Supreme Court Abolishes State's Death Penalty

Kevin de León's New Campaign Video About His Undocumented Mother Will Break Your Heart (and Dianne Feinstein's Not Going to Like It)

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In the Hands of Justice: Neo-Nazi Gets Life In Prison Plus 419 Years For Murdering Heather Heyer

A jury has sentenced neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. to life plus 419 years for killing Heather Heyer and injuring 35 others when he rammed his car into a crowd at the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville. The sentencing of Fields, convicted last week of first degree murder, came after emotional testimony from his victims. "Heather was full of love, justice, and fairness," said her mother Susan Bro. "Mr. Fields tried to silence her. I refuse to allow that."