Executions
Dispatch
The Prisoners in a Cellar in the Ukrainian Village of Novyi Bykiv
A pattern of indiscriminate violence committed by Russian forces appears to have taken hold in a number of towns and villages in the Kyiv region.
By Joshua Yaffa
Daily Comment
Trump’s Final Cruelty: Executing Prisoners
Despite losing the election, the Administration plans to put Brandon Bernard and four other federal prisoners to death.
By E. Tammy Kim
News Desk
Witnessing a Federal Execution
William Barr has announced plans to put five federal prisoners to death. After reporting on the use of capital punishment, I wonder, What purpose do these executions fulfill?
By Peter Slevin
Comment
The Banal Horror of Arkansas’s Executions
With the state’s supply of the sedative midazolam due to expire, the proposed schedule came to resemble a lethal clearance sale.
By Jelani Cobb
Profiles
The Legacy of Lynching, on Death Row
In Alabama, Bryan Stevenson is saving inmates from execution and memorializing the darkest episodes of America’s past.
By Jeffrey Toobin