Stories of the Condemned

Every person on death row has a story—a human life marked by tragedy, poverty, trauma, or systemic injustice. Many were failed by the very institutions meant to protect them: inadequate defense counsel, biased juries, and flawed prosecutions. Their cases reveal the deeply human cost of the death penalty.

Here we will share the stories of the condemned—some later exonerated, others still fighting for their lives, each one reminding us that the death penalty is not an abstract policy, but a permanent and devastating act imposed on real people.