News & Commentary about Capital Punishment
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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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Nov 28, 2022
Missouri is Trying to Bar Me From My Father’s Execution. Governor Parson Must Intervene.
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Aug 30, 2022
The Sinister and Racist Practice Infecting Death Penalty Juries
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Aug 12, 2022
To Fight a Stacked Federal Bench, the ACLU Goes to the States
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Jun 2, 2022
Using Cyanide Gas in Executions is an Affront to Jewish Values
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Apr 21, 2022
Documents Reveal Confusion and Lack of Training in Texas Execution
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Jan 24, 2022
One Year Later: How the Biden Administration is Doing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
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Sep 20, 2021
Remembering Damon Thibodeaux, Who Survived Death Row
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Apr 27, 2021
The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People
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Dec 7, 2020
We’ve Had Enough Death in 2020. Why Add More?