Five states executed prisoners last week, including the 1600th person since 1976. While the crimes were horrific, the question remains: should society decide who deserves to die? With wrongful convictions, uneven sentencing, and flawed science, the death penalty raises serious concerns about fairness, morality, and the risk of killing innocent people.
exoneration
Innocent Man Exonerated After False Accusations During Satanic Panic Era
In this week’s update, read about Melvin Quinney’s exoneration from false accusations of sexual assault and murder, compensation for wrongful imprisonment, and the limitations of exonerees’ reintegration. Alongside that, I talk about updates on weather, car repairs, and the use of AI in blogging.
Wrongfully Convicted: What Happens After Freedom?
After society locks someone in a cage for seven or ten or fifteen years, how does that person reintegrate into society?
How Do We Convict The Wrong Person For a Crime?
An overview of one of the causes of wrongful convictions
Writing What I Don’t Suck At
I’ve found my voice.