Prison oversight is essential to ensuring the health and safety of incarcerated individuals. Increased oversight, especially in places where abuse has been documented before, could help with both. boltsmag.org/philadelphia-j…

In troubling news, for the first time since he was elected in 2019, the district attorney of Dallas county will be seeking death in a capital case, that of Randy Halprint's retrial, after having declined to seek it in numerous cases before his. wfaa.com/article/news/l…

Being formerly incarcerated does not need to be end all be all. From incarceration to the Nevada state legislature, Jovan Jackson wants to help others like him have a second chance outside of jail or prison. We need more leaders like him. thisisreno.com/2025/05/nevada…

It’s always easy for prosecutors to argue that relief on an appeal based on procedural errors should be overturned, but it’s important to remember that those appeals wouldn’t have been necessary if the State hadn’t bent the rules in the first place. texomashomepage.com/james-staley-t…

Bail is an important part of our criminal legal system, and so long as it remains in place, protecting the right to a presumption of innocence must be a top priority. texastribune.org/2025/05/26/tex…

BRKG ATTY STMT: Attorneys file an objection to TX AG’s request to schedule an execution date for #RobertRoberson, an innocent man wrongfully convicted of causing the tragic death of his chronically ill daughter. More here: tinyurl.com/ykchznfb

This is absolutely outrageous. We will continue fighting for justice for #RobertRoberson.

Ken Paxton’s office requested a new execution date for Roberson ignoring the fact that an appeal on Roberson’s behalf is pending before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. As the @thedallasmorningnews article lays out, this is indefensible. dallasnews.com/opinion/editor…

Gretchen Sween, lawyer for #RobertRoberson, said "there is no justification for the Attorney General's relentless effort to kill an innocent human being—and no state law or moral law that authorizes seeking an execution date under these circumstances." keranews.org/texas-news/202…

Robert Roberson's wrongful conviction and the government's continued attempts to execute him are indefensible Death Penalty Information Center lays out just how shocking the Texas AG's decision in Mr. Roberson's case really is. deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/in-unusua…

The Supreme Court has continued its trend of denying petitions for stays of execution over no noted objections. Executions are permanent, yet without those stays, individuals are left with no recourse by the law. The Court should take up these cases. wlox.com/2025/06/23/us-…

Zohran Mamdani has previously voiced his opposition to voter disenfranchisement. If Mr. Mamdani wins the NYC mayoral race later this year, he may lead the U.S.'s biggest city away from arbitrarily taking away the right to vote from a vulnerable political population.

Today, the Supreme Court sided with it's recent precedent in the case of Rodney Reed and determined Ruben Gutierrez could bring his suit challenging Texas's limiting post-conviction law. supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf…

Death penalty trials consume resources and time, and generally leave everyone worse off. For most cases, pleas can be a successful way of avoiding these concerns, and by taking death off the table, the future becomes less volatile and uncertain. cnn.com/2025/06/30/us/…

In this post by Robert Dunham, he highlights just how real the chances are that an innocent person gets executed. Indeed, it's happened before, and so long as we have the death penalty, it can happen again. dppolicy.substack.com/p/the-death-pe…

Louisiana is turning back the clock, and starting Aug. 1, a new law limiting post-conviction relief will take effect. One of the most disastrous effects of the new law will be to close the door on the ability of individuals to raise claims of innocence. boltsmag.org/louisiana-limi…

For incarcerated individuals, communication with friends, family, and supporters is vital. Costs remain a barrier, and though they were set to be limited throughout the country this year, affordable communications are once again in peril. boltsmag.org/north-carolina…

After a steady decline in executions in the last decade, the U.S. has seen a worrisome increase in executions, with Florida approaching a new record for individuals it's executed in a single year. usatoday.com/story/news/nat…

New York State is becoming the newest member of a growing number of states that are making phone calls with incarcerated loved ones free. This should be the norm across the whole country. nytimes.com/2025/07/22/nyr…

Robert Roberson should not be imprisoned at all, much less be executed. His case has shown just how precarious SBS is and why it is not real science. Granting him a stay of execution should be a no-brainer.