Race Decides Death

The death penalty is supposed to reflect the highest level of fairness in the criminal justice system. But in reality, racial bias in capital punishment continues to shape who is sentenced to death—and whose life is treated as more valuable under the law. Decades of research show a clear pattern: cases involving white victims are…

Julius Jones is Still at Risk of Execution Despite a Parole Board Twice Suggesting He May Be Innocent

Julius Jones was sentenced to death after the July 28, 1999, murder of Paul Howell. He is scheduled to die November 18 for a murder that he, for decades, maintained he did not commit. A Pardon and Parole Board has recommended twice that Jones’ death sentence be commuted to life with possibility of parole. However,…