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 ...

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 ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol on March 13, 2019 in Sacramento. Newsom put a moratorium on the death penalty in California on Wednesday, sparing the ...

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 ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...