Gender and capital punishment in the news
Explore news, commentary, and analysis on executions and capital punishment in the United States, with particular attention to gender and race. These feeds update automatically and link to the original publications. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by the Women’s Executions Project.
- Gavin Newsom Is Emptying California’s Death Row. Here’s What It Means for Black Inmates – The Root
on November 6, 2026 at 5:02 pmGavin Newsom Is Emptying California’s Death Row. Here’s What It Means for Black Inmates The Root
- Opinion | California courts must address racial bias in death penalty sentencing – CalMatterson July 20, 2026 at 7:00 am
Opinion | California courts must address racial bias in death penalty sentencing CalMatters
- California Racial Justice Act Results in Death Sentence Reversal for Black Man Characterized by Prosecutors as a ‘Bengal Tiger’ – Death Penalty Information Centeron June 15, 2026 at 7:00 am
California Racial Justice Act Results in Death Sentence Reversal for Black Man Characterized by Prosecutors as a ‘Bengal Tiger’ Death Penalty Information Center
- Supreme Court Rules for Man on Mississippi Death Row in Racial Bias Case – Equal Justice Initiativeon June 3, 2026 at 7:00 am
Supreme Court Rules for Man on Mississippi Death Row in Racial Bias Case Equal Justice Initiative
- Supreme Court rules for Black death row prisoner from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury – PBSon May 28, 2026 at 7:00 am
Supreme Court rules for Black death row prisoner from Mississippi over racial bias in makeup of jury PBS
- Supreme Court sides with death row inmate in challenge to racial discrimination in jury selection – SCOTUSblogon May 28, 2026 at 7:00 am
Supreme Court sides with death row inmate in challenge to racial discrimination in jury selection SCOTUSblog
- Court seems sympathetic to death-row inmate’s attempt to challenge racial discrimination in jury selection – SCOTUSblogon April 2, 2026 at 7:00 am
Court seems sympathetic to death-row inmate’s attempt to challenge racial discrimination in jury selection SCOTUSblog