Voices From America’s Brutal Prisons

Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein / Los Angeles Review of Books Mar 8, 2020 “Prison Truth,” underlines the importance of inmates telling their own stories. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Key Reparation to Descendants of Slaves Wouldn’t Cost a Dime

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Oct 23, 2019 Ending the death penalty, which is disproportionately imposed on African Americans, would be a good first step toward righting some of this nation’s wrongs. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Death Penalty Debate Takes a Turn Toward Sanity

Bill Blum / Truthdig Mar 14, 2019 California’s governor hasn’t solved all the capital punishment system’s ills, but he has given its opponents cause for celebration. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Did Jerry Brown Let an Innocent Man Languish on Death Row?

Narda Zacchino / Los Angeles Times Jan 30, 2019 DNA tests could reveal whether Kevin Cooper was wrongly convicted. California's former governor waited eight years to order them. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Who Is Kevin Cooper?

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Jan 21, 2019 After being defined by so many others in unrecognizable terms, it’s time to set the record straight. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is California About to Execute an Innocent Man?

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Dec 14, 2018 Kevin Cooper reflects on his near-execution, the cowardice of California Democrats and his struggle to stay sane on death row. Part 1 of 2. Dig deeper ( 24 Min. Read )

The Books That Keep Me Alive on Death Row

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Nov 8, 2018 I have been forced to live in a 4½-by-11-foot cage against my will. Only literature can offer an escape from my hellish existence. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Lying With a Straight Face

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Sep 3, 2018 Wrongly convicted prisoners assert their innocence, and research backs them up, yet some politicians and law enforcement officials continue to propagate lies and prop up an unjust system. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Kevin Cooper Fights for His Innocence From San Quentin’s Death Row

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Apr 16, 2018 Many legal experts and human rights advocates say the murder case is the worst example of wrongful conviction they have ever seen. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Media Do Not Give Us All Sides of the Story

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Apr 10, 2018 The real news is out there to be found, and it's up to all of us to find it. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

2018: The Year of the Executioner?

Kevin Cooper / Truthdig Dec 31, 2017 Justice today is just like the justice of yesteryear, especially when it comes to the use of capital punishment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

That Bird Has My Wings: An Acrostic Pantoum About Death Row Prisoner Jarvis Jay Masters

Staff / Truthdig Feb 4, 2015 Carolyne Wright's touching poem echoes the powerful words of Jarvis Jay Masters, an African-American on death row in a California prison. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )