Features
An ‘Execute-Them-At-Any-Cost Mentality’: The Supreme Court’s New, Bloodthirsty Era
The death penalty survived decades of decline. Now it’s back, thanks to capital punishment-prone prosecutors and a compliant Supreme Court.
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Former Death Row Prisoner Files Lawsuit Against Moonlighting Prosecutor
Clinton Young is suing a prosecutor who simultaneously worked for judges presiding over his cases.
Investigations
What If The Worst Crime Imaginable Never Happened
Jimmie Duncan is on death row in Louisiana based on fraudulent science—but that might not matter if the state’s governorship flips this fall.
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The state’s appellate courts could give new trials to two Black men who claim prosecutors discriminated against potential jurors.