A Prosecutor Asked Texas to Kill Melissa Lucio. Now He Says She Should Be Freed.
If the courts agree to vacate the conviction, Lucio will have spent 16 years on death row for a crime that never happened.
Liliana Segura
Liliana Segura is an award-winning investigative journalist covering the U.S. criminal justice system, with a longtime focus on harsh sentencing, the death penalty, and wrongful convictions. She was previously an associate editor at the Nation Magazine, where she edited a number of award-winning stories and earned a 2014 Media for a Just Society Award for her writing on prison profiteering. While at The Intercept, Segura has received the Texas Gavel Award in 2016 and the 2017 Innocence Network Journalism Award for her investigations into convictions in Arizona and Ohio. In 2019 she was honored in the Abolitionist category of the Frederick Douglass 200, a recognition given by the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives and the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University.
Segura has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN International, Democracy Now!, and numerous other outlets. Her speaking engagements have included public interviews with authors such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post and Colorlines, and has been reprinted in outlets ranging from prison magazines to the anthologies "The Best American Legal Writing" and "Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You.” She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
Segura has appeared on NPR, MSNBC, CNN International, Democracy Now!, and numerous other outlets. Her speaking engagements have included public interviews with authors such as Michelle Alexander and Bryan Stevenson. Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post and Colorlines, and has been reprinted in outlets ranging from prison magazines to the anthologies "The Best American Legal Writing" and "Against Equality: Prisons Will Not Protect You.” She lives in Nashville, Tennessee.
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After Four Years Without an Execution, Georgia Prepares to Kill Willie Pye
Pye is scheduled to die Wednesday night. His conviction raised red flags, including alleged racism by his own trial attorney.
Amid the Lingering Trauma of Trump’s Executions, a New Project Brings Families to Federal Death Row
Three years after Trump’s unprecedented killing spree, the death row visitation project offers a lifeline for those who survived.
Murder at the Motel
Will the Supreme Court Force Oklahoma to Kill Richard Glossip?
Almost 10 years after the court greenlit Glossip’s execution, the justices have agreed to hear evidence of his innocence.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
What Happened When a Star Prosecutor Was Accused of Running a Jailhouse Snitch Scheme
Kelly Siegler’s talent for solving cold cases made her a TV celebrity. Then she was confronted about her use of informants.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
How Two Men Convicted by Kelly Siegler Uncovered the Dark Secret to Her Success
Jeffrey Prible and Hermilo Herrero always insisted on their innocence. From prison, they tracked down the man who could help them prove it.
The Prosecutor and the Snitch Ring
Kelly Siegler Is a True-Crime Celebrity. Did She Frame an Innocent Man for Murder?
As a Houston prosecutor, Kelly Siegler won 68 murder convictions and 19 death sentences. But the case of Jeffrey Prible raises questions about her record.
DNA Evidence Sent Anthony Sanchez to Death Row. But Did It Actually Solve the Crime?
A college ballerina was raped and murdered in Oklahoma. DNA put Anthony Sanchez at the scene. But it did not tell the whole story.
Death and Dereliction
After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free.
The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.
Playing With Fire
Claude Garrett Was Wrongfully Imprisoned for Decades. He Died After Five Months of Freedom.
In many ways, Claude was lucky. He had a job, a place to live, the support of loved ones. But incarceration exacts a heavy toll.