Death Penalty

In seeking the death penalty for the accused Boston marathon bomber, Eric Holder violates his personal opposition, Boston public opinion and growing nationwide resistance to execution as criminal punishment.

Newly uncovered evidence suggests that Willingham, who maintained his innocence until his death, was in fact an innocent man.

West Virginia is dealing with another coal-related toxic spill, and people are finding out the hard way about the real dangers of fossil fuels.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says that he opposes giving the President new fast-track powers.

Damien Echols of the West Memphis 3 discusses his ordeal during a screening of a new documentary about his case.

The US death penalty resembles little more than codified state-sponsored terror based on race and class.

Ongoing military commission hearings at Guantanamo Bay expose striking differences in defendants' rights and public transparency from usual federal court proceedings.

Maya Schenwar details her exchange with a prisoner on death row, striking right to the heart of what it means to be human.

In addition to Nebraska, 16 other states have already or are currently considering repeal bills this year.

Stephen John Hartnett (author of Executing Democracy): The roots of today's debate about capital punishment, prisons and guns goes back to pre-civil war religious ideas that slaves must be …