Capital Punishment
The ultimate denial of civil liberties.
The ACLU Capital Punishment Project is fighting for the end of the death penalty by supporting moratorium and repeal movements through public education and advocacy. We are engaged in systemic reform of the death penalty process, and case-specific litigation highlighting some of its fundamental flaws. More
11/18/2009 | Innocence, Mental Illness
Texas Appeals Court Rejects Appeal Of Innocent Man On Death Row For 28 Years
11/18/2009 | Innocence, Mental Illness
Texas Appeals Court Rejects Appeal Of Innocent Man On Death Row For 28 Years
10/9/2009 | Capital Punishment, Death Penalty
European Union Calls For Global Abolition Of The Death Penalty
3/18/2009 | Capital Punishment
California Still the Highest Spender on the Death Penalty; New Mexico Abolishes
3/18/2009 | Capital Punishment
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Takes Bold Step By Abolishing Death Penalty
3/16/2009 | Capital Punishment
ACLU Urges New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson To Sign Bill Abolishing Death Penalty
3/12/2009 | Capital Punishment
ACLU Commends New Mexico Legislature on Passing Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty
10/27/2009 | Racial Justice, Unequal Justice
State of New Hampshire v. Michael Addison - ACLU Amicus Brief (ACLU and New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union)
10/1/2009 | Capital Punishment, Death Penalty
Statement Submitted to the OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
7/20/2009 | Capital Punishment
National Sign-On Letter Supporting the Murphy Amendment on Medicaid Benefits for Youths Transitioning from Detention
7/20/2009 | Capital Punishment
LCCR Letter Opposing Death Penalty Amendment to the Senate Hate Crime Provision
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CA's Death Penalty: Multi-Million Dollar Failure
A panel of experts, including 10 law enforcement officers and prosecutors, unanimously agrees that California's death penalty is utterly broken. To fix it, we'll need to spend ...

