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News Articles: Death Penalty

Ray Jefferson Cromartie was convicted of malice murder and sentenced to die for the April 1994 slaying of Richard Slysz.

Georgia Plans To Seek New Execution Warrant

Lawyers for the state of Georgia have conceded that the order for an execution scheduled Wednesday is void. Ray Jefferson Cromartie was scheduled to die...

October 30, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press
Chris Parks wipes away a tear while talking about the murder of his brother. Marion Wilson Jr. and Robert Earl Butts Jr. were convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the 1996 killing of 24-year-old Donovan Corey Parks.

Georgia Man At Execution: 'I Ain't Never Took A Life'

An inmate executed by the state of Georgia for a slaying decades ago said in his last moments that he never killed anyone.

June 21, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press
This undated photo provided by Georgia Department of Corrections shows Keith Leroy Tharpe. Tharpe, who killed his sister-in-law 27 years ago, is on Georgia's death row.

Justices Spurn Georgia Inmate, Despite Juror's Racial Slurs

The Supreme Court is rejecting a new appeal from a Georgia death row inmate, despite evidence that a juror in his capital case used racial slurs. The...

March 25, 2019
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • Grant Blankenship
Joseph De Rocher, the death row inmate, is played by Michael Mayes in the Atlanta production of "Dead Man Walking."

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  • Theater

Violence, Trauma, Radical Empathy In The Atlanta Opera's 'Dead Man Walking'

The Atlanta Opera's production of "Dead Man Walking" tells the story of Sister Helen Prejean and her relationship with death row inmate Joseph de Rocher...

January 31, 2019
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By:
  • Sarah Zaslaw and
  • Virginia Prescott
Actor Michael Mayes plays Joseph De Rocher in the Atlanta Opera's production of "Dead Man Walking."

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  • Music

Sister Helen Prejean On Complexity Of Humanity, Death Penalty In Atlanta Opera 'Dead Man Walking'

For decades, Sister Helen Prejean has been a prominent opponent of the death penalty. She started her prison ministry in the 1980s, serving as a...

January 31, 2019
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By:
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 2 more

On Second Thought For Friday, October 26, 2018

Today on the show, we explored the complicated traditions of place and space with Guardian Atlanta Week, Sonny Seiler and Anthony Ray Hinton. We viewed...

October 26, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more

On Second Thought For Wednesday, October 17, 2018

A new GPB radio drama and podcast called "Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project" reflects the conflicting public discourse surrounding the...

October 17, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 3 more

Have Politics, Public Opinion Changed Georgia's Death Penalty?

A new GPB radio drama and podcast called "Beyond Reasonable Doubt: The Troy Davis Project" reflects the conflicting public discourse that surrounded the...

October 17, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera
Media members gathered to watch the protest of the impending execution of Troy Davis in 2011.

Radio Drama Explores 'Beyond Reasonable Doubt' In Troy Davis Case

In 1991, Troy Davis was convicted of the murder of Savannah police office Mark MacPhail and sentenced to death. The state of Georgia executed Davis in...

October 17, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Elena Rivera

On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 8, 2018

May is Older Americans Month. In 2017, Georgia ranked 41st in the nation for senior health. GPB Special Correspondent Celeste Headlee talked about the...

May 08, 2018
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  • Tony Harris ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 5 more

On Second Thought For Monday, May 7, 2018

Pollution and global warming rank near the top of environmentalists' growing list of concerns. But according to the Environmental Protection Agency,...

May 08, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Tony Harris ,
  • and 4 more
Pat Turner, left, hugs Anthony Ray Hinton as he leaves the Jefferson County jail in Birmingham, Alabama.

Exonerated After 30 Years On Death Row, 'The Sun Does Shine' For Anthony Ray Hinton

For nearly three decades, Anthony Ray Hinton lived on Alabama's death row. When he was convicted in 1985 for allegedly murdering two restaurant managers...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen
Our Breakroom: Ed Sohn, Kathy Lohr, Kalena Boller, and Hector Fernandez

The Breakroom: Social Media Fails, Self-Driving Ubers, Trump's Opioid Crisis Plan

Today in the Breakroom we talked about this week's top stories. We were joined by Ed Sohn , the Vice President for Product Management and Partnership at...

March 26, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen
Keith Leroy Tharpe

Supreme Court Grants Temporary Stay Of Execution In Georgia

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution Tuesday night for a Georgia inmate whose attorneys argue that the 59-year-old black man's...

September 26, 2017
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By:
  • Kate Brumback and
  • Associated Press
Keith Leroy Tharpe

Supreme Court Grants Temporary Stay Of Execution In Georgia

The U.S. Supreme Court granted a temporary stay of execution Tuesday night for a Georgia inmate whose attorneys argue that the 59-year-old black man's...

September 26, 2017
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By:
  • Kate Brumback and
  • Associated Press
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