Anumta Ali

On June 18, 2026, The Marshall Project released ​“The Last 12 Weeks,” a podcast series detailing the weeks leading up to David Wood’s 2025 execution date in Texas. The series follows Mr. Wood’s defense team as they re-investigate his case and identify evidence overlooked by state prosecutors at trial.

On February 18, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit heard oral arguments in a case seeking to open executions in Indiana to press witnesses. The First Amendment challenge to Indiana’s absolute ban was initiated a year ago by a broad coalition of media outlets seeking, at that time, to witness the execution of Benjamin Ritchie.

On January 16, 2026, Chancellor I’Aesha L. Myles granted a temporary injunction ordering the Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) to expand access to executions for public and media witnesses. The order was in response to a suit filed by a media coalition that includes the Associated Press, Gannett Co., Inc.,Nashville Public Media, Inc., Nashville Public Radio, Scripps Media, Inc., Six Rivers Media, LLC, and TEGNA Inc..