Former Death Row Prisoner, Paula Cooper, Released from Prison
Paula Cooper, a 43-year-old woman from Indiana, was released from prison on June 17, 2013, after 28 years in jail.
Death penalty
Connecticut Abolishes the Death Penalty
Connecticut abolished the death penalty on April 25.
World Outcry Over Death Penalty for Troy Davis
The case of Troy Anthony Davis, who was executed in September 2011 by the state of Georgia, attracted international attention and renewed efforts to abolish the death penalty in the United States.
Your Turn: How Do You Feel About the Death Penalty?
IndyKids asked these kids in Manhattan, New York, what they think.
Death Row Inmate’s Execution Delayed
Federal court halts execution of Troy Davis
Death Row Inmate’s Life Spared
Six hours before the scheduled execution of Kenneth Foster Jr., the governor of Texas decided to change Foster’s sentence to life in prison.
Saved Lives or Lost Time? Prisoners Set Free Thanks to DNA Testing
DNA testing has reopened many court cases long after the accused were sent to prison. These men and women had to sit in jail until science became accurate enough to set them free.
Book Review: Life in Prison
In this book, Tookie Williams describes prison conditions and challenges kids to spend ten hours alone in a bathroom at home so they may begin to understand how it feels to live in captivity.
Letters to the Editor
Ten out of 10 students I surveyed said they could not live without their mothers.
