Missouri’s Troy Davis

Missouri’s Troy Davis

Millions of people are still shocked and outraged by the state of Georgia’s execution of Troy Davis for a murder he may not have committed. People who had never heard of Davis or had never thought much about the death penalty suddenly confronted Georgia’s...
A Long Shadow of Doubt: The Execution of Troy Davis

A Long Shadow of Doubt: The Execution of Troy Davis

September 21, 2011 was a sad day for American justice. On that date at 11:08 pm, the state of Georgia administered a lethal injection into the body of 42-year-old Troy Davis and put him to death. With his dying breath, Troy Davis maintained his innocence in the 1989...