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Author Archives: Joia Erin Thornton

Posted inCriminal Justice

Pervis Payne and the color of capital punishment in the South

by Joia Erin Thornton August 26, 2020February 8, 2022

Editor’s Note: On Nov. 18, 2021, the Shelby County District Attorney conceded that Pervis Payne has an intellectual disability and therefore, can not be executed. On Nov. 23, his death sentence was formally set aside. Payne will face resentencing at a later date. As we pursue justice and reform in southern states, the abolition of […]

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