- New Tennessee Policy to Isolate Prisoners Before Execution Described as “Its Own Form of Torture”by Death Penalty Information Center on May 30, 2025 at 6:40 pm
In a change from previous policy and practice, Oscar Smith spent the last two weeks of his life in strict isolation, separated from others on death row, surveilled 24 hours a day, and only permitted visits by his attorneys and […]
- Tennessee Governor Allows State’s First Execution in Five Years to Proceed Despite Concerns Over Lethal Injection Drugby Death Penalty Information Center on May 27, 2025 at 5:59 pm
On May 22, 2025, Tennessee executed Oscar Smith by lethal injection, marking the state’s first execution in five years despite a pending lawsuit challenging the state’s new lethal injection protocol that relies on one drug — […]
- “Violent” Movements During Indiana Execution Raise Unanswered Questionsby Death Penalty Information Center on May 22, 2025 at 6:08 pm
Benjamin Ritchie’s execution in Indiana on May 20, 2025, has raised new concerns about the use of pentobarbital after defense counsel reported their client displayed an unusual physical reaction after being injected with the […]
- DPI’s Podcast 12:01 The Death Penalty in Context: Author Corinna Barrett Lain on the “Untold Story” of Lethal Injectionby Death Penalty Information Center on May 21, 2025 at 5:10 pm
In this month’s podcast episode of *12:01 The Death Penalty in Context*, DPI’s Managing Director Anne Holsinger speaks with Corinna Barrett Lain, the S.D. Roberts & Sandra Moore Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law and […]
- State of Texas executes Matthew Johnsonby Kristin on May 20, 2025 at 12:57 pm
Last night, May 20, 2025, Texas executed Matthew Johnson. In 2013, a Dallas County jury sentenced him to death for killing Nancy Harris while robbing the convenience store where she worked
- TCADP May 2025 Newsletter: Life, mercy, and justiceby Kristin on May 1, 2025 at 12:28 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Matthew Johnson on May 20 In case you missed it: New reports document global use of the death penalty and exonerations
- State of Texas executes Moises Sandoval Mendozaby Kristin on April 23, 2025 at 1:54 pm
Last night, April 23, 2025, the State of Texas executed Moises Sandoval Mendoza after the Supreme Court of the United States denied his application for a stay of execution and a
- TCADP April 2025 Newsletter: Gains and losses at the Texas Legislatureby Kristin on April 1, 2025 at 8:15 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Moises Mendoza on April 23 Texas legislative updates: Death penalty abolition bill gains two coauthors; Texas Senate passes bill to expand
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- Abolition of the death penalty at the United Nations Human Rights Council 58th sessionby Hedia Zaalouni on May 22, 2025 at 11:36 am
The United Nations Human Rights Council met for its 58th Regular Session from February 24 to April 4, 2025. If you missed it, here is what happened regarding the abolition of the death penalty! DURING THE DEBATES During his Global Update, UN High Commissioner […]
- 49th UPR Session Highlights Continued Calls for the Respect of International Human Rights Standardsby Hedia Zaalouni on May 22, 2025 at 11:24 am
The 49th session of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session took place from the 28th of April to the 9th of May 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. It showcased the increasing international push for death penalty reform, with a significant […]
- For a world free from the shadows of the gallowsby Hedia Zaalouni on April 14, 2025 at 2:11 pm
On 8 April 2025, Amnesty International published its annual report on the state of the death penalty worldwide. Amnesty International’s monitoring shows that with continued advocacy, it is just a matter of time before the death penalty will be fully […]
- 48th UPR Session Highlights Growing Calls for Death Penalty Reformby Hedia Zaalouni on March 31, 2025 at 8:50 am
The 48th session of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) took place from the 20th to the 31st of January 2025 in Geneva, Switzerland. It showcased the increasing international focus on the death penalty, with a significant number of […]