Stanley Howard

  • The abolitionist struggle ahead of us

    Illinois' death penalty was plagued by wrongful convictions, false confessions, overzealous prosecutors and ineffective defense counsel. June 7, 2011

  • The message in the Burge sentence

    I was very disappointed that a federal judge sentenced Chicago police torturer Jon Burge to only four and a half years in prison. February 8, 2011

  • More than a botched execution

    We live in a society where there are more regulations for euthanizing animals than there are for executing human beings. November 18, 2009

  • Police torture on trial

    I should be happy that Chicago police torturer Jon Burge was finally arrested and indicted, but my happiness is overshadowed by disappointments. November 11, 2008

  • A prisoner's tale of abuse

    I spent time in Cook County Jail and personally witnessed and experienced the routine human rights violations that are the subject of a federal report. August 25, 2008

  • No humane way to kill

    The debate about lethal injection and the death penalty won't be over as long as we have a government that is in the business of killing. May 13, 2008