President Joe Biden has the power to grant clemency to prisoners on federal death row, but has yet to follow through on proposed reforms to the clemency process.
Marcellus Williams
Lessons from three tragedies: Adams, Williams, and Robinson
Three Black men have recently made headlines for different reasons, highlighting the issues.
Marcellus Williams’ death: political execution of a Black man carried out by the Supreme Court
Marcellus Williams was executed despite evidence of his innocence, due to the actions of former President Donald Trump, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Missouri Governor Mike Parson, and the conservative U.S. Supreme Court.
