- Spotlight on Utah’s Death Penaltyby Death Penalty Information Center on September 18, 2025 at 8:29 pm
The capital charges filed against Tyler Robinson, the man accused of killing conservative political activist Charlie Kirk on September 10th, have drawn new attention to Utah’s death penalty. Although Utah was among the first states to […]
- Autopsy Points to Reason Behind Byron Black’s Painful Execution in Tennesseeby Death Penalty Information Center on September 17, 2025 at 2:07 pm
Byron Black was executed in Tennessee by lethal injection on August 5, 2025. During his execution, Mr. Black unexpectedly and repeatedly groaned over the course of several minutes and audibly told his spiritual advisor that […]
- Two Scheduled Executions of People with Intellectual Disability in Florida Raise Serious Concernsby Death Penalty Information Center on September 16, 2025 at 5:20 pm
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2002 decision in *Atkins v. Virginia* established that the Eighth Amendment prohibits executing people with intellectual disability. The Court later clarified that rigid IQ cutoffs were not […]
- San Francisco Opera Set to Perform 25th Anniversary of “Dead Man Walking” in Partnership with Sister Helen Prejeanby Death Penalty Information Center on September 15, 2025 at 6:22 pm
From September 14 – 28, 2025, the San Francisco Opera will present a special 25th anniversary production of the opera *Dead Man Walking*, which premiered in 2000. The opera, composed by San Francisco-based Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally, is […]
- TCADP September 2025 Newsletter: Six weeks to save Robertby Kristin on September 2, 2025 at 3:17 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Texas set to execute Blaine Milam on September 25 Seeking justice for Robert: The latest on Robert Roberson and how you can help Remembering Linda
- TCADP August 2025 Newsletter: One case remanded, two executions pending in Texasby Kristin on August 4, 2025 at 3:48 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: Two executions set for the fall in Texas Update on innocence cases: Robert Roberson seeks stay of execution while Court considers new evidence of his innocence In
- TCADP July 2025 Newsletter: Texas Death Penalty Mid-Year Snapshotby Kristin on July 1, 2025 at 4:34 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: No executions in Texas this summer Updates on innocence cases: Attorneys for Robert Roberson object to Texas Attorney General’s request for an execution date; U.S. Supreme
- TCADP June 2025 Newsletter: A summer with no executions in Texasby Kristin on June 2, 2025 at 7:31 pm
In this edition: Scheduled executions: No executions set in Texas for the next three months Update on innocence cases: Charles Don Flores asks court not to set execution date In case