After nearly 30 years on death row, he’s fighting for NC to give him a basic education
Marcus Mitchell has advocated for access to a high school education for individuals on death row for nearly two decades. Now, ...
NC Republicans seek to limit governor's clemency powers after death row commutation controversy
House Bill 64 would change the State Constitution to require a Governor to get approval from the General Assembly.
SC death row inmate asks to halt execution, says defense was as ‘superficial’ as Law & Order
Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for killing an off-duty Orangeburg police officer in Calhoun County, South Carolina.
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
The bill, which has nine sponsors right now, proposes amending the N.C. Constitution to require legislative approval of all clemency granted by the governor.
Davis Vanguard9dOpinion
Former Connecticut Governor: NC Must Confront Racism in Death Penalty
A recent NC Newsline Opinion Commentary by Dannel Malloy, the former governor of Connecticut and now Chancellor of the ...
SC Supreme Court sets next execution date; here's who else is on death row and the crimes
Mikal Mahdi, convicted of murdering an Orangeburg police officer, is scheduled to die on April 11; he's among 26 people awaiting execution ...
Raleigh News & Observer5d
After nearly 30 years on death row, he’s fighting for NC to give him a basic education
Travis Long [email protected] Marcus Mitchell is on death row at North Carolina’s Central Prison. Convicted of a triple murder, he’s been there for 27 years. And he’s likely never ...
Charlotte Observer12d
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
An unidentified death row inmate writes a letter. He’s seated in a common area at Central Prison in Raleigh. Inmates on North Carolina’s death row wear red to signify their status. Ethan Hyman ...
The Herald-Sun12d
Backlash to clemency for 15 on NC’s death row leads to GOP call to limit governor’s power
Brody said he viewed Cooper’s decisions to commute sentences of people on death row to life without parole as “a violation of what the citizens of North Carolina expect of their legislature ...