David Keaton was the first exonerated death row survivor of the modern era in Florida and the nation. Dave passed away at home. He is remembered by all who knew him as a kind, gentle, soft-spoken advocate for ending the death penalty. His memory, like his poems and original songs, will live long in the…

Arizona’s execution of Joseph Wood took almost 2 hours. Journalists called to witness the execution said it was hard to watch, as Wood snorted and gasped. One described it like a “fish on shore gulping for air.” Arizona officials defended the procedure, saying that the proper protocols were followed. Arizona uses 2 drugs for executions…

The Office of the Inspector General has released a report that slams the Justice Department and the FBI for not notifying prosecutors in 64 Death Row convictions that forensic evidence testimony may have been unreliable or erroneous. Three of those defendants were executed. As a result, state authorities could not consider whether to stay sentences,…