The question is not whether Mikal deserved to die; the question is whether or not we deserve to kill. Considering that Black citizens only make up 25% our state’s population, yet have comprised 80% of the people executed by our state in the last 8 months, South Carolina’s criminal legal system remains entrenched in discrimination and will never be a fair arbiter of death. 

The question is not whether Brad deserved to die: the question is whether we deserve to kill.

On February 7, 2025, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an execution warrant for Brad Sigmon. He is scheduled to be executed on...