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Only White People Support the Death Penalty
Hamilton Nolan · 03/28/14 11:53AMHamilton Nolan · 03/27/14 08:42AM
Ray Jasper Has Been Executed
Hamilton Nolan · 03/20/14 08:39AMTexas death row inmate Ray Jasper was executed by lethal injection last night. He wrote to us twice as part of our "Letters from Death Row" series. You can read his letters to us here, and a letter from the brother of his victim here. He is the fourth one of our death row correspondents to be executed.
Ray Jasper Will Likely Be Executed Tomorrow
Hamilton Nolan · 03/18/14 03:09PMThe Brother of Ray Jasper's Victim Shares His Story
Hamilton Nolan · 03/05/14 11:23AMYesterday, we shared a letter from Texas death row inmate Ray Jasper, who is scheduled to be executed this month. Jasper was convicted of participating in the 1998 murder of a man named David Alejandro. Today, David Alejandro's brother Steven shares his own perspective on Ray Jasper, the trial, and the death penalty.
A Letter From Ray Jasper, Who Is About to Be Executed
Hamilton Nolan · 03/04/14 03:09PMLetters From Death Row: Ray Jasper, Texas Inmate 999341
Hamilton Nolan · 01/02/14 03:28PMGabrielle Bluestone · 11/16/13 04:30PM
Child Killer's Request to Donate Organs Grants Him Stay of Execution
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 11/16/13 11:44AMDeath Row Inmate Commits Suicide 3 Days Before Scheduled Execution
Taylor Berman · 08/04/13 07:41PMDouglas Feldman, Our Death Row Correspondent, Has Been Executed
Hamilton Nolan · 08/01/13 12:35PMA Former Death Row Inmate Describes Solitary Confinement
Hamilton Nolan · 08/01/13 11:03AMThe FBI Has Found Scientific Errors in 27 Death Penalty Convictions
Hamilton Nolan · 07/18/13 09:11AMDuane Buck, Death Row, and the 'Dangerousness' of Black People
Hamilton Nolan · 06/10/13 11:16AMIn 1997, Duane Buck was convicted of shooting and killing two people, including his former girlfriend, in Houston, Texas. A jury sentenced him to death. Among the factors that influenced their decision: testimony from a psychologist who said that black people like Buck are more violent and dangerous than other people.
Mississippi Denies Inmate DNA Test, Set to Execute Him on Tuesday
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 05/04/13 02:14PMHamilton Nolan · 02/21/13 12:17PM
Letters From Death Row: Britt Ripkowski, Texas Inmate 999325
Hamilton Nolan · 02/20/13 10:10AMAs part of an ongoing project, we've written letters to U.S. death row inmates who are scheduled for execution this year. We asked them about their lives and about their thoughts on various issues. Today, we received a reply from Britt Ripkowski, who is awaiting execution in Texas for multiple murders.
Letters From Death Row: Douglas Feldman, Texas Inmate 999326
Hamilton Nolan · 02/01/13 12:46PMAs part of an ongoing project, we've written letters to American death row prisoners scheduled for execution this year. We asked them about their lives in prison, their daily routines, and their thoughts on the American justice system. Today, a response from Douglas Feldman, a death row prisoner in Texas.