The Capital Punishment Project works toward the repeal of the death penalty in the United States through strategic litigation, advocacy, public education, and training programs for capital defense teams.
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Dec 20, 2012
Executing Human Dignity: US Death Penalty System to Undergo International Scrutiny
Dec 18, 2012
Velez Hearing Wraps Up With Summations, Offers Lessons on Role of Counsel
Dec 17, 2012
Sweeping Ruling about Racial Bias in Capital Jury Selection Shows the Need for Sweeping Reforms
Dec 17, 2012
Velez Hearing Day 4: Plight of Victim’s Family Shows That Death Penalty is the Wrong Priority
Dec 14, 2012
Velez Hearing Day 3: A Portrait of Constitutionally Inadequate Counsel
Dec 13, 2012
Day 2 of Velez Hearing: State’s Witness Dismantles State’s Timeline Theory
Dec 12, 2012
Day 1 of Velez Innocence Hearing: A Family Comes to Court for Justice
Dec 10, 2012
Could Manuel Velez be the 13th Prisoner Exonerated from Texas’s Death Row?