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Christopher Vialva, executed death row inmate
First Black Person Executed By Trump's Administration

Death row inmate Christopher Vialva was executed, making him the first Black person to be executed by the Trump administration…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
09.24.20
Kevin Cooper
Death Row Inmate Kevin Cooper Denied 'Fair' Hearing

Kevin Cooper, a Black man who maintains his innocence in the 1983 killing of three people, is currently on death…
by A. Woods
04.01.20
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NAACP Fights For Death Row Inmate In Missouri

Marcellus Williams is in the spotlight.
by Clarissa Hamlin
06.01.18
Suge Knight
Suge Knight's Fifteenth Lawyer Is Dismissed

Another set back for the Death Row Records co-founder.
by NewsOne Staff
03.24.18
Texas Death Row
Clarence Thomas Rejects Staying Death Row Inmate's Execution

Clarence Thomas was one of three justices to write a dissent about the Supreme Court's blocking the execution of Keith…
by Clarissa Hamlin
01.08.18
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Keith Tharpe Could Avoid Execution Over Racial Slur

Keith Tharpe, a Black Georgia inmate who received a death sentence in 1991, files an appeal with the U.S. Supreme…
by NewsOne Staff
09.24.17
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After 30 Years on Death Row, Exonerated Man…

Alabama has yet to compensate Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent 30 years on death row for a crime he did…
by Joshua Adams
08.10.17
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Racist Testimony Prompts Supreme Court To Re-Examine Black…

Duane Buck was tried and convicted of murder on charges that he shot and killed his ex-girlfriend and another man…
by NewsOne Staff
06.07.16
Death Row
Prosecutor Sends Innocent Man To Death Row

Charles Sebesta was disbarred for his conduct in the conviction of Anthony Graves, who spent 18 years in prison on…
by ionelholloway
04.25.16
Death Row
Georgia Executes 72-Year-Old Inmate After Supreme Court Denies…

Updated: February 3, 2016, 8:25 AM ET Brandon Astor Jones, convicted of murder in the death of a convenience store…
by D.L. Chandler
02.03.16
Death Row
Supreme Court Rules Florida Death Row Inmate’s Sentence…

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a Florida death row inmate’s sentencing was unconstitutional. Timothy Lee Hurst, who…
by D.L. Chandler
01.13.16
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NEWS ROUNDUP: U.S. & Cuba To Reopen Embassies,…

The United States and Cuba will take a step further towards rekindling their relationship. The two nations plan on announcing…
by NewsOne Staff
07.01.15
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Supreme Court To Rule On Texas Campus Affirmative…

If last week wasn’t big enough with historic rulings on Obamacare and same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court made two more…
by hollowaylynette
06.29.15
Anthony Ray Hinton, Exonerated After 30 Years On Death Row
Anthony Ray Hinton Exonerated After 30 Years On…

In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was convicted of two murders and sent to death row for crimes he did not commit.…
by NewsOne Now
03.15.18
Death Row
Exonerated Man Denied Restitution After 30 Years On…

Glenn Ford was freed last year after serving 30 years on Louisiana’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit.…
by Lynette Holloway
03.31.15
NewsOne Minute: Ava DuVernay Will Direct and Produce…

Fresh off of her success from ‘Selma,’ director Ava DuVernay is on to her next project. It’s reported that the…
by NewsOne Staff
02.11.15
Supreme Court To Review Method Used In Botched…

On Friday the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case brought by 3 men on Oklahoma’s death row. They…
by NewsOne Staff
01.23.15
Lawyers: Mentally Ill Death Row Inmate Received Poor…

Attorneys for a mentally challenged man sentenced to death for killing a sheriff deputy argue that he received poor defense from…
by Hannington Dia
12.09.14
NewsOne Minute: Study Finds 4% of Inmates On…

Shocking Number Of Innocent People Sentenced To Death, Study Finds More than 4 percent of inmates sentenced to death in…
by NewsOne Staff
04.29.14
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