Sabrina-Butler Smith lives in Memphis and serves on the board of Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. Thirty-four years ago, I was a Black teenage mother living on my own in Mississippi.

It is long past time to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. If you're enjoying this article, consider supporting our award-winning journalism by subscribing. By purchasing a subscription you are ...

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For many years, this page has been raising concerns about flaws in Texas' death penalty system, and the risk that we as citizens of this great state have of being party to the execution of the ...

Protesters demonstrate against the conviction and death sentence of Richard Glossip. Larry French/Getty Images for MoveOn.org When the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board decided not to recommend ...

Last year saw a “sharp hike” in the number of executions carried out around the world, according to UN Human Rights, despite the overall global trend continuing to move towards universal abolition. In ...

Accurate determinations of cause and manner of death are essential to the nation’s public health and legal systems. In both systems, the responsibility for determining and certifying cause and manner ...