Op-Ed | Racial Justice Let’s Honor Kevin Johnson by Dismantling the Systems That Failed Him The execution of Kevin Johnson exposes the dysfunction and cruelty of this country, which failed him his whole life. By George Yancy , Truthout December 3, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Kevin Johnson Is Set to Be Executed Tuesday. Will Missouri Stay Execution? Family members, lawmakers and advocates are urging Missouri’s governor to grant Johnson clemency. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! November 28, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Alabama Pauses Executions After Numerous Prisoners Survive Attempts to Kill Them Three executions were delayed this year after officials struggled to insert IVs into the incarcerated people’s veins. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 23, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Human Rights Kevin Johnson Speaks From Death Row About His Impending Execution This Month The 37-year-old father will face state-sanctioned murder this month unless his sentence is commuted. By Kalonji Changa & Joy James , Truthout November 16, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Far Right Supreme Court Justices Reject Appeal of Man Condemned by Racist Jurors Three of the jurors in Andre Thomas's murder trial expressed opposition to the idea of interracial marriages. By Chris Walker , Truthout October 12, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Prisons & Policing Alabama Hides the Horrors of Its Executions by Classifying Them as Homicides The recent state-sanctioned murder of Joe James may be the longest execution in U.S. history, but it's not an outlier. By Maya Foa , Truthout August 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Calls for the Execution of Drug Dealers in DC Rally Speech Executing people for drug crimes is a violation of international law. By Chris Walker , Truthout July 27, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Right-Wing Supreme Court Tacitly Approved the Execution of Innocent People Now people who had incompetent lawyers aren’t entitled to present evidence of their innocence in federal court. By Marjorie Cohn , Truthout May 31, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Melissa Lucio’s Execution Was Put on Hold, But Threat of Death Penalty Remains An appeals court paused Melissa Lucio’s execution. Attorneys and organizers are mobilizing to stop it entirely. By Victoria Law , Truthout April 26, 2022 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Texas Plans to Execute an Abuse Survivor Based on a Coerced Confession Melissa Lucio's conviction hinges on a late-night confession and misrepresentations of trauma. By Victoria Law , Truthout March 11, 2022 Truthout