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September 27, 2011
ALBANY, Ga. -- Officials in Albany, Ga., say the city's ban on saggy pants has generated nearly $4,000 in fines…
September 26, 2011
HUFFINGTON POST - A group of six former wardens and correctional officials pleading for clemency and suggesting that prison staffers…
September 23, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - With Davis gone, however, the loose coalition of groups who pushed for his freedom may simply crumble...
September 22, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Minutes before he was put to death, Troy Davis asked his supporters to "continue to fight this…
September 22, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis remained defiant even after he was strapped to a gurney Wednesday night in the state's death…
September 22, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Former President Jimmy Carter said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday he hopes Davis'…
September 22, 2011
OPINION - The cases couldn't be any more different yet each has reignited a debate over the death penalty...
September 22, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Justice Thomas is not to blame for the outcome, his history and the intense scrutiny surrounding his…
September 21, 2011
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - As he lay strapped to a gurney in the death chamber, the 42-year-old told relatives of…
September 21, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis and his supporters have maintained his innocence. Prosecutors have stood by the case...
September 21, 2011
OPINION - The killing of Troy Davis is our collective responsibility because it was done on all our behalf...
September 21, 2011
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court rejects a last-ditch request to stop the execution of Troy Davis...
September 21, 2011
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) - His offer to take a polygraph test was rejected. So was his request for the pardons…
September 21, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The 42-year-old's most realistic, though slim, chance for reprieve is through the courts, and his lawyers are…
September 21, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Davis has received support from hundreds of thousands of people, including a former FBI director, former President…
September 21, 2011
OPINION - Many have advocated for a moratorium on the death penalty, and if there were ever a case that…
September 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Amnesty International, the NAACP and the National Action Network are drawing attention to one last effort...
September 20, 2011
Raven-Symone is finding out the hard way that growing up is hard to do...
September 20, 2011
ATLANTA - The Board of Pardons and Paroles on Tuesday rejected Davis' request for clemency after hearing hours of testimony…
September 20, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Troy Davis will be executed on Wednesday by lethal injection. Here are images of protesters making their voices…