- Article of Interest: Maricopa County Investigation: Capital Cases are Costly, Lack Transparency in Charging Decisions, and Rarely End in Death Sentencesby Death Penalty Information Center on June 17, 2025 at 7:45 pm
A joint investigation by *ProPublica* and *ABC15 Arizona* reviewed more than 300 cases over the past two decades where Maricopa County prosecutors sought the death penalty and found that only 13% resulted in death sentences. In most […]
- Governor Says Indiana Will Not Purchase More Lethal Injection Drugs, Invites Debate over Death Penaltyby Death Penalty Information Center on June 16, 2025 at 6:30 pm
According to Governor Mike Braun (pictured), Indiana has depleted the supply of pentobarbital it uses in its lethal injection executions. Given that the last of the doses purchased in December 2024 expired and went unused, Gov. Braun […]
- Counsel for Ralph Menzies Appeal Competency Ruling as State Moves to Set Execution Dateby Death Penalty Information Center on June 12, 2025 at 5:29 pm
On June 6, 2025, District Judge Matthew Bates issued a ruling finding Utah death-sentenced prisoner Ralph Menzies mentally competent to be executed despite concerns presented by Mr. Menzies’ attorneys about his vascular […]
- Anthony Wainwright, Executed June 10 in Florida, Lost Federal Appeals Due to Lawyers’ Mistakes and Indifference and Was Denied Counsel of His Choiceby Death Penalty Information Center on June 11, 2025 at 4:41 pm
When a lawyer makes a mistake, who suffers the consequences? The “agency principle” says the client does, under the rationale that clients choose their lawyers and authorize their actions. But courts universally apply this […]
- 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
- 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
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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 […]