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  • Attorney General Merrick Garland Holds News Conference On Voting Rights Enforcement Action

    Department of Justice Halts Federal Executions

    AG Merrick Garland orders an immediate review of Trump administration-era death penalty policy changes.
    Shani Saxon Jul 2, 2021 3:02PM EDT
    A uniformed officer stands and talks to another officer who sits inside a car that reads, Navajo Nation Police

    U.S. Executes Only Native American on Federal Death Row

    Lezmond Mitchell’s execution, which took place despite tribal objections, has sparked an uproar over tribal rights, according to reports.
    Shani Saxon Aug 27, 2020 3:00PM EDT
    Dark green statue of Justice magnified through black camera lens on red brick and brown stone walkway in front of brown building and white car

    Landmark Case Set to Expose Racial Bias In Capital Punishment

    “They feared that breaking the link between the death penalty and race would remove too many people from death row. They decided they were willing to accept racial bias to keep the death penalty.”

    Shani Saxon Aug 26, 2019 5:45PM EDT
    Bryan Stevenson. Black man in gray jacket suit, black pants and tie, white shirt, standing on the steps of a courthouse.

    EXCLUSIVE: Powerful Clip From HBO Doc on Bryan Stevenson's Liberatory Work

    In “True Justice,” the Equal Justice Initiative founder connects the dots between enslavement and death sentences for Black people—and breaks down why he is committed to ending mass incarceration.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Jun 20, 2019 10:00AM EDT
    Black-and-white image of a newspaper article with black text featuring image of a Black teenager in a suit

    Viola Davis Offers 'The Last Defense' For People on Death Row

    The new docuseries explores the case of Julius Jones, a Black college student sentenced to death for killing a White man despite his repeated protests of innocence.

    Sameer Rao Jun 12, 2018 3:17PM EDT
    Heroin Epidemic

    'Terrible People': Trump Again Calls for Death Penalty for Drug Traffickers

    President Donald Trump outlines blueprint to tackle opioid crisis; critics pan his proposal as recycled draconian measures that target communities of color and have failed to reduce drug use.

    Alfonso Serrano Mar 19, 2018 4:50PM EDT
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