In 1991, seven black and five white jurors convicted Troy Davis of murder in the shooting death of Savannah police officer Mark MacPhail. Davis sat on Georgia’s deathrow for 20 years. Leading up to ...

In a blog entry at Your Black World, Dr. Boyce Watkins weighs in on the Troy Davis case, saying that the criminal-justice system has never been a friend to black males. He highlights how the deck was ...

How a piece of Clinton-era legislation stops federal judges from overturning convictions. By Emily Bazelon Readers discuss whether some crimes are so abhorrent that justice demands death. From the ...

Arguing for the abolition of the death penalty and the need for judicial reform Tuesday night, Troy Davis’ sister and other panelists condemned Davis’ controversial execution. Davis, who was convicted ...

(The Root) — The crushing image of a sobbing Elijah West captured the collective sorrow of people across the globe a year ago when word spread that a Georgia Parole Board had denied clemency for his ...

It was a dramatic night, which saw the scheduled execution delayed for more than four hours, while the Supreme Court weighed Davis' request. In... Update at 11:21 p.m. ET. 'Defiant Until The End': Jon ...

Kimberly Davis on her brother's execution: It's 'a lynch mob.' Sept. 22, 2011 — -- The sister of Troy Davis, the Georgia man executed Wednesday night, said her brother was calm and treated his ...

In late May I went to Georgia, where I met with Troy Anthony Davis on Death Row. He has been there for eighteen years, and I wanted to speak with him. I came away convinced that he represents the most ...

Troy Davis grew up in New York City. Jamaica, Queens to be precise. So were his childhood days spent rooting for Curtis Martin and the Jets or for Tiki Barber and the Giants? The answer: neither. "I ...