(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 ...

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 ...

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has announced that celebrated jazz drummer Troy Davis will be honored with the esteemed Alvin Batiste Award. The recognition will take place during the highly ...

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge has named renowned jazz drummer Troy Davis as the 2025 recipient of the Alvin Batiste Award. Davis will receive the award at 7:30 p.m. May 1, during the River ...

“Troy Anthony Davis is preparing to die for the fourth time today,” The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports, more than 20 years after being convicted for murdering an off-duty police officer in ...

It's hard to believe but tomorrow, for the first time, a court will hear evidence of Troy Davis's innocence of a crime he was convicted of almost 20 years ago. Davis was convicted of the 1989 murder ...

More than 1,000 mourners came to Savannah, Ga., on Saturday for the funeral of Troy Davis. The convicted killer of a police officer maintained his innocence and drew worldwide support as a majority of ...

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 ...

Troy Anthony Davis almost certainly is innocent, but that has not stopped the State of Georgia from giving him a new execution date: September 23, 2008. A hearing on his case is scheduled before the ...

It was a disturbing evening for supporters of convicted murderer Troy Davis following his execution by Georgia authorities Wednesday night. As demonstrators broke into tears following the 11:08 p.m.