Alex M. HouchinApr 182 minExecution Drugs Could Save Lives InsteadDrugs being stockpiled by states for use in execution protocols could instead be used to save lives in the battle against COVID-19, the respiratory infection...
Alex M. HouchinMar 132 minAlabama Executes Nathaniel Woods Despite OutcryOn a recent Thursday, Nathaniel Woods took a single bite of a chicken leg quarter, then placed it back on his plate. The rest of the meal – sweet potatoes, ...
Matt MalyJul 31, 20182 minThe Time to Speak Out Against Executions is NowNebraska's first execution in over 20 years is only two weeks away, and we wanted to make you aware of some key opportunities to speak out against this waste...
Matt MalyJul 6, 20181 minExecution Date ScheduledYesterday, the Nebraska Supreme Court set an execution date for Carey Dean Moore, Nebraska's longest-serving death row inmate. The execution by lethal inject...
Matt MalyMay 2, 20181 minWhat are they Hiding?Last week, the chair of the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee, Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete, asked Department of Corrections Director Scott Frakes to appear befo...
Matt MalyApr 13, 20182 minAction Alert: Pardons Board MeetingLast week, Attorney General Doug Peterson filed a request with the Nebraska Supreme Court to issue an execution warrant to Carey Dean Moore. They have yet to...
Matt MalyApr 4, 20182 minExecution Warrant Requested; Multiple Lethal Injection Challenges RemainYesterday, Attorney General Doug Peterson requested an execution warrant from the state supreme court for Carey Dean Moore, Nebraska’s longest serving death ...
Matt MalyDec 4, 20173 minLawsuits, Lawsuits, Lawsuits...One of the many flaws of our death penalty system is that there always seems to be something that has to be figured out in the courts - whether that's the va...
Matt MalyNov 15, 20172 minDepartment of Corrections Announces Experimental Lethal Injection DrugsThe Nebraska Department of Correctional Services announced last Friday that they have obtained four drugs that they plan to use in the lethal injection of Jo...
Matt MalyOct 24, 20171 minNew Report from Conservatives Concerned about the Death PenaltyConservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty has released a new study about the conservative impact on death penalty repeal legislation across the country...
Steve GriffithNov 30, 20161 minNew Proposal Would Conceal Execution ProtocolToday the Nebraska Department of Corrections announced a public hearing on a proposal to change the execution protocols in Nebraska. Our NADP staff and board...
Steve GriffithOct 25, 20161 minBeatrice 6 Victim Speaks out Against the Death PenaltyJoAnn Taylor, who spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, was joined by two attorneys today to share her story and encourage Nebraskan...
Steve GriffithSep 29, 20151 minCould we Execute an Innocent Man in 2015?Richard Glossip is the Oklahoma death row inmate who was scheduled to be executed September 16th, but received a last minute stay due to the many troubling q...
Steve GriffithSep 29, 20151 min$50,000+ Shipment of Illegal Drugs Held Back in IndiaThis Buzzfeed story has the latest in the ongoing saga over attempts to illegally import executions drugs into our state: “Nebraska ordered more than $50,000...
Stacy AndersonOct 16, 20141 minOctober Frees Man Once Slated for ExecutionOn October 8th, Manuel Velez, who once faced execution by the State of Texas, was released from prison in Huntsville. After 9 years, he will be reunited with...
Stacy AndersonAug 21, 20141 minNews from OhioIn January, Ohio executed Dennis McGuire, despite arguments that he would experience agony and suffering due to lethal injection protocol. The execution took...
Stacy AndersonAug 8, 20141 minBotched Arizona Execution Most Recent Death Penalty System FailureThe death penalty has made national news again, this time due to another botched execution in Arizona. Attorneys for inmate Joseph Wood challenged Arizona st...
Ahmad ArraseefJul 29, 20141 minRecent Opinion Piece Examines Problems of the Death PenaltyCharles Ogletree Jr., a Harvard Law Professor, recently wrote an opinion piece about the death penalty for the Washington Post. In his piece, Ogletree emphas...
Stacy AndersonJul 24, 20141 minA Broken SystemLast week, a federal judge in California ruled that California’s death penalty is unconstitutional. In Judge Cormac Carney’s opinion, he wrote, “Inordinate a...
Ahmad ArraseefMar 21, 20142 minInnocence in the NewsLast Tuesday, Glenn Ford became the 144th innocent person to be exonerated from death row. Ford’s case is yet another example of the flaws of the capital pun...
