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3/30/20

11:30 AM

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He Terrorized Poor Black Women for Decades. Now, California's 'Grim Sleeper' Is Dead

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12/17/19

9:02 AM

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Curtis Flowers Is Free From Death Row After 6 Trials, 23 Years in Prison

Michael Harriot

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12/12/19

2:30 PM

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Criminal Justice12/12/19

Criminal Justice12/12/19

Tennessee Supreme Court Puts Execution of Abu-Ali Abdur’Rahman on Hold Amid Concerns of Racial Bias

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4/22/19

7:00 PM

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Criminal Justice4/22/19

Criminal Justice4/22/19

#FreeMumia: Former Journalist and Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal Gets Another Chance to Appeal in Cop Murder

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4/10/19

1:30 PM

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Man on Death Row for 33 Years Will Get New Hearing After 'Damning Revelations' of Police Misconduct

Michael Harriot

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3/18/19

8:00 PM

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Criminal Justice3/18/19

Criminal Justice3/18/19

Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case of Man Sentenced to Death by a Racist Juror

Michael Harriot

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7/17/18

3:58 PM

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Texas Shouldn't Execute Chris Young for Murder Even Though He Is Guilty of the Crime [Updated]

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5/30/18

12:10 PM

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Revisiting DJ Quik’s ‘Dollaz + Sense,’ One of Hip-Hop’s Classic Diss Records

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5/19/18

1:00 PM

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Why Is Bobby Moore Still on Death Row, Despite a Recent Supreme Court Decision in His Favor?

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3/4/18

11:32 AM

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Former Texas Prosecutor Withheld Email That Could Have Prevented Innocent Man From Landing on Death Row: Report

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8/22/17

3:30 PM

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Mo. Governor Stays Execution of Convicted Inmate Amid New DNA Evidence That May Prove His Innocence

Breanna Edwards

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4/8/17

1:12 AM

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These Are the 8 Men the State of Ark. Is Rushing to Kill

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4/5/17

10:12 AM

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Texas Mother Raises Enough Money to Visit Son Before His Execution

Breanna Edwards

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10/17/16

5:23 PM

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Michel'le Survived Compton, Dre, and Suge And Got A Chance To Tell Her Story

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8/31/16

2:16 PM

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Texas Death Row Inmate May Have Faked Mental Illness

Veronica Graves

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