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Black incarcerated people have been subjected to prolonged and painful botched executions in the US at more than twice the rate of white death row inmates, a new study has found. While glaring racial disparities have long been visible in US capital punishment, the report from the international human rights group Reprieve finds that the […]
A former supervisory correctional officer at the Kay County Detention Center (KCDC) was sentenced today to 46 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for violating the civil rights of three pretrial detainees held at the KCDC. On April 15, 2022, a federal jury convicted Matthew Ware, 53, of willfully depriving […]
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Tennessee death row inmate Henry Hodges’ fellow prisoner Jon Hall warned long ago that he was at risk due to severe neglect by prison authorities, having spent three decades in solitary confinement with very little human contact or interaction. In a federal lawsuit Hall filed in 2019 complaining that he […]
CNN — The Supreme Court struggled with the case of Rodney Reed on Tuesday, a Black death row inmate seeking post-conviction DNA evidence to prove his innocence. He claims an all-White jury wrongly convicted him of killing a White woman in Texas in 1998.
The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s. The move comes after community activists and families of some of those inmates raised the need for a . . .
The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s. The move comes after community activists and families of some of those inmates raised the need for a . . .
The city of Philadelphia issued an apology Thursday for the unethical medical experiments performed on mostly Black inmates at its Holmesburg Prison from the 1950s through the 1970s. The move comes after community activists and families of some of those inmates raised the need for a . . .
Edward Anthony speaks of his time at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia and the tests in which he participated while an inmate, pictured here on Oct. 24, 2007. Michael Bryant/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Bryant/AP Edward Anthony speaks of his time at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia and the tests in which he participated while an […]
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Stefan Schneider needed a nickname, or a handle as they call it in prison. So the inmates quickly began brainstorming for the college tennis player making his first visit to San Quentin. “Finesse,” offered 22-year-old Braydon Tennison. “Twinkle Toes,” suggested another inmate named Kenny, who preferred not to give his last name out of respect […]