Roughly 1 million people have contacted the parole board directly to urge clemency for Troy Davis. In the face of these cries of #TooMuchDoubt, we were all ignored.
Despite evidence that he's innocent, Troy Davis faces execution on September 21. With a culture that cheers Rick Perry's execution record, what chance does he have?
Davis's case has become an emblem for much of what is problematic about a capital punishment system that is riddled with racism, economic disparity and error.
Jon Burge oversaw a brutal interrogation program that sent countless innocent men to prison after they were tortured into confessing to crimes they didn't commit.
Mark Dow writes on the criminal justice system. David Dow tries to save his clients from execution. The two discuss the death penalty, kayaking, and the concept of evil.
Brandi Grissom, The Texas Tribune. March 24, 2010.
State Sen. Rodney Ellis, and Rep. Elliott Naishtat have sent Gov. Rick Perry letters urging him to grant a 30-day reprieve for Skinner to test DNA evidence in his case.
Brandi Grissom, The Texas Tribune. March 10, 2010.
Death row prisoner Hank Skinner swears DNA evidence will exonerate him, but prosecutors say the case is closed. He has two weeks to change their minds.
David Dow has represented over 100 death row cases. Many of his clients have died. Most were guilty. Some might have been innocent. This is his deeply personal story.
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ban, Texas still sends mentally retarded people to the execution chamber. Now, one Mexican immigrant's case could change this.
Karl R. Keys, Bill Pelke, AlterNet. December 4, 2009.
Soldiers are coming home traumatized by the carnage they've seen. As veterans, we believe those who commit crimes due to severe mental problems should be treated, not killed.
Allison Kilkenny, True/Slant AlterNet: World. November 30, 2009.
Warren refuses to reject the radical ideas of Martin Ssempa, a rabidly anti-choice and anti-gay Ugandan pastor who has visited to his Saddleback Church.
Some of the most notorious massacres of the past 15 years have been committed by veterans whose brains have been severely damaged from trauma or exposure to toxic chemicals.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. November 20, 2009.
The TX Board of Pardons voted to spare the life of Robert Lee Thompson, who took part in a robbery that led to a murder. The killer is serving life. Perry chose to kill him anyway.
