Death row

Judge commutes three death sentences, citing racial bias

A North Carolina judge ruled on evidence that prosecutors worked to get blacks eliminated from the pool of jurors

Associated Press Topics: Death sentence, Racism, North Carolina, Death row, Big story you missed

Experts have begun questioning the validity of the autopsy results used to convict Jeffrey Havard of murder

Lauren Kelley, Alternet 13 Topics: AlterNet, Murder, Mississippi, Death row, Babies

The 400-lb. death row inmate's doctor warns execution could be "torturous and lingering"

Natasha Lennard Topics: Obesity, Death Penalty, Ohio, Lethal Injection, Death row