by Judith Evans — An inmate is strapped to a chair and blindfolded. A white circle is placed on their chest, over the heart. Six...

by Judith Evans — Accountability and transparency are key elements in a fair criminal justice system, particularly for the rights of...

by Judith Evans — The images were horrifying: human infant hairs growing out of rodents’ backs in a University of Pittsburgh laboratory....

by Judith Evans — “Let’s do it.” Those were the last words spoken by Gary Gilmore, moments before his execution by a Utah firing squad on...

by Judith Evans — Swiss advocates of assisted suicide are hailing a new invention: a 3-D printed suicide capsule known as “Sarco” — short...

by Judith Evans — In 2018, a Colombian woman named Martha Liria Sepulveda received a frightening diagnosis: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis...

by Judith Evans — The post-9/11 era has seen a dramatic increase in Pentagon spending, with up to half of those funds going to private...

by Judith Evans — Abu Ghraib. Guantanamo. Extraordinary rendition. Torture. In the years following the attacks of September 11, 2001,...

by Judith Evans — In a year marked by reports of police brutality, two names stood out for mental health advocates in 2020: Daniel Prude...