BREAKING NEWS: U.S. Reaches 200th Exoneration from Death Row FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — As of July 1, 2024, 200 prisoners in the U.S. have been exonerated and freed from death row since 1973, demonstrating the serious risk of executing the innocent. Witness to Innocence (WTI), Philadelphia-based organization of exonerated death row survivors, has been raising awareness about wrongful capital convictions for over 20 years. Even as the use of the death penalty declines, exonerations continue, showing that wherever it exists, innocent lives remain at risk.
PennLive Opinion: Why four Supreme Court justices changed their minds on capital punishment
By Marshall Dayan The modern death penalty in the United States turned 50 on July 2, 2026. In Gregg v. Georgia, the...



