Troy Davis was scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. today for the 1989 killing of a police officer in Georgia. Many believe he should be granted clemency because there isn’t enough physical evidence ...

Reaction to the execution of Troy Davis was swift and furious from death-penalty critics and others who believe the Georgia man’s murder conviction was tainted by too much doubt. Davis’s supporters, ...

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Members of the NAACP, Color of Change and Amnesty International are rallying together one last time to gain support for Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who is soon expected to face his fourth execution ...

At 7:05 p.m., five minutes after his scheduled death, Davis’ supporters erupted in cheers, hugs and tears outside the jail in Jackson, Ga., as supporters believed Davis had been saved from the death ...

(The Root) — The crushing image of a sobbing Elijah West captured the collective sorrow of people across the globe a year ago when word spread that a Georgia Parole Board had denied clemency for his ...

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Many of you heard that a mere two hours before he was scheduled to die by lethal injection yesterday evening, the U.S. Supreme Court stayed Troy Davis' execution. First of all, a huge thank-you to ...

Yay for America’s culture of life! As I’ve written before, I can understand why some people might support capital punishment, particularly the families of victims. But what I don’t understand is how ...

Troy Anthony Davis almost certainly is innocent, but that has not stopped the State of Georgia from giving him a new execution date: September 23, 2008. A hearing on his case is scheduled before the ...