Los Angeles is cracking down on criminal activity on Skid Row that's hurting one group of residents who can't leave a life on the streets on their own -- the dogs.

Every day, pets are euthanized — 150 dogs at Miami Animal Services alone — because no one takes them home from a shelter. But a local organization called Save a Death Row Dog, founded by activist ...

This story is part of a series examining the death penalty in Texas. You can read more about the lives of death row inmates at the Polunsky Unit here and a first-person account from a reporter who ...