NEW: In the Baltimore jail’s mental health unit, some detainees are allowed out of their cells for only a couple of hours per week, according to newly found log books. The state’s private attorneys made those records go away. ACLU is asking for sanctions. thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

A look inside a cell at the IMHU. Photo taken by @ck94117 during a February 2023 tour of the facility. ACLU's National Prison Project in 2022 called the IMHU “harshest and most deprived conditions we have ever encountered in any prison or jail in the United States."

68 Human Rights Organizations Express Support for Iranian Prisoners’ “No Death Penalty Tuesdays” Abolition Movement Entering Its 31st Week deathpenaltyinfo.org/68-human-right…

Just In: The office of the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney has conceded it committed constitutional errors in #MarcellusWilliams case, including the mishandling of evidence that could have exonerated Williams. Read attorney statement here: tinyurl.com/4yeh8bb5

New: #RobertRoberson, lawmakers ask TX CCA to stay execution and consider evidence proving no crime occurred in his case. Roberson is scheduled for execution on Thurs. despite strong evidence of innocence and overwhelming support for clemency. More here: tinyurl.com/2n72as7a

BREAKING: Baltimore jail healthcare will remain under independent monitoring as part of ACLU lawsuit, federal judge rules. The ruling deals a blow to efforts by Anthony G. Brown, which has spent over $400K on a private law firm to try and exit the settlement thebaltimorebanner.com/community/crim…

Experts want to see full Arizona death penalty report: "The governor has swapped an eminently qualified retired judge's independent inquiry for some assurances from a corrections department overseen by a director with no experience in capital punishment." azcentral.com/story/news/loc…

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We provided an exclusive look at one of the freed detainees' drawings of his torturous time in a CIA prison. They were shown at his sentencing proceedings but had never been made public. --“This is what his nightmares are all about,” said his lawyer. nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/…

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In one of the most significant moves against capital punishment, President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 prisoners on federal death row to life without parole. William Brangham speaks to Robin M. Maher for more.

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North Carolina's Governor Roy Cooper commutes the death sentences of 15 men. With President Biden's 37 federal commutations, 2024 ends with more than twice the number of death sentence commutations (52) than executions (25). governor.nc.gov/news/press-rel…

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BREAKING ATTORNEY STATEMENT: #SCOTUS rules #RichardGlossip, innocent on Okla’s death row, is entitled to a new trial as a result of the trial prosecutors’ failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence to Mr. Glossip’s trial counsel. Read more here: tinyurl.com/2s3p44th

Thank you to CBS News for the opportunity to talk about new concerns with use of the death penalty. Death Penalty Information Center Anna Schecter youtube.com/watch?v=VI3270…

New DPI Report Examines the Legacy of Roper v. Simmons and Its Implications for 18- to 20-Year-Olds in Death Penalty Cases deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/new-dpi-r…

DPI responds to President Trump’s call for mandatory death sentences in Washington, D.C. The New York Times Chris Cameron #deathpenalty #TrumpAdministration nytimes.com/2025/08/26/us/…

Veterans are overrepresented on death row across the United States. The Death Penalty Information Center's (Death Penalty Information Center) new report explores the cases of veterans sentenced to death and the injustices they face in the criminal legal system. deathpenaltyinfo.org/research/analy…