death row
My Execution, 20 Days Away
In Arkansas, eight men are scheduled to die by lethal injection this month. Here is one of their stories.
What Life Is Like After 46 Years On Death Row
Iwao Hakamada spent 46 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. After his release in 2014, aged 78, director Kim Sungwoong documented his reintroduction to the outside world
Do Prosecutors Care More About Convictions Than Executing the Right Person?
In 2001, 20-year-old Marlon Howell was found guilty in a racially-charged murder trial that shook New Albany, Mississippi. Fourteen years later, he continues to maintain his innocence.
Art Before Death: The Powerful Work of Death Row Inmates
"Life After Death and Elsewhere" offered Tennessee death row inmates the chance to memorialize themselves in a Manhattan gallery.
Meet the Irish Catholic Priest Who Ministers to Inmates on Indonesia's Death Row
Father Charlie Burrows is often the last man people speak to before they face a firing squad.
Meet the Man Who Makes Molds of Dead People's Faces
Death masks are the final portrait: a mold of a person's face in the moments after they've died.
Here's Why the Idea of Reinstating the Death Penalty in Europe Is Utterly Moronic
Following the Charlie Hebdo attacks, Marine Le Pen – leader of France's far-right Front National – has promised a national referendum of the death penalty if she's elected President in 2017.
I’ve Been Pen Pals with Nearly 50 Murderers and Serial Killers
I would send my pen pals money for postage and phone time to write and call me. After a few years, I'd had conversations with many of America's most infamous and hated individuals.
Tennessee Is Bringing Back the Electric Chair
It's the first state to bring back Ole' Smoky without offering death row inmates other execution options.
This Death Row Inmate Is Dying to Donate His Organs
Why is it so difficult for willing prisoners to easily donate their healthy organs and tissues after they've been executed?
Henry Hargreaves Photographs Death Row's Final Meals
Would you like mint choc-chip ice cream or a single olive with your lethal injection?