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Louisiana Denies Compensation to Dying Exonerated Death Row Prisoner as Former Prosecutor Apologizes
Glenn Ford was freed in March 2014.
US Pharmacists Association Urges Members to Stop Providing Execution Drugs
Pharmacists now join physicians and anesthesiologists.
Prolific Pardoner? Obama Grants Clemency to 22 Prisoners Last Week, but Has Denied Thousands
To date, Obama has granted only 3.4 percent of petitions for pardons and commuted less than one percent of petitions for clemency.
The Silence Surrounding Alabama’s Debtors’ Prisons
The pervasive, structural problems of Ferguson's court systems may truly "be everywhere."
Mumia Abu Jamal Needs Your Support
Family and supporters have been denied access.
Twenty Years in Prison for Miscarrying? The Case of Purvi Patel and the Criminalization of Pregnancy
Purvi Patel was sentenced for feticide.
Ring of Snitches: How Detroit Police Slapped False Murder Convictions on Young Black Men
One jailhouse informant for the Detroit Police Department sent a 19-year-old man to prison in 1994. Without a retrial, he won't get out until he's 71.
The Poor Get Prison: The Alarming Spread of the Criminalization of Poverty
This report provides a new understanding of the growing ways in which those in poverty are disproportionately targeted, marginalized, and prosecuted.
New York Still Charges Teenagers as Adults; Will Cuomo’s Bill Change That?
New York is poised to pass a new juvenile sentencing bill that would keep many minors from being charged as adults, but some critics say it doesn't go far …
Organizations Urge Federal Consumer Agency to Protect Former Prisoners From Excessive Fees
Groups comment on proposed rule regarding prepaid debit cards.