American Civil Liberties Union

Death Penalty:
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of civil liberties. In the past 35 years, 130 inmates were found to be innocent and released from death row. 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.


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State organizations working against the death penalty (2/20/2004)

Alabama: The Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama

Alaska: The University of Alaska Anchorage Justice Center

Arkansas: Helping Death Row Prisoners in Arkansas

California: Death Penalty Focus San Jose Peace Center

Colorado: Coloradans Against the Death Penalty

Connecticut: United Students Against the Death Penalty

Florida: Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty 

             Florida Death Row Advocacy Group

Illinois: Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Indiana: Indiana Citizens to Abolish Capital Punishment

Kentucky: Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Maryland: Maryland Coalition against State Executions

Massachusetts:                                                                  Massachusetts Citizens Against the Death Penalty

Montana: Montana Abolition Coalition

Nebraska: Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty

New Jersey:                                                                        New Jerseyans for a Death Penalty Moratorium

New Mexico: Capital Punishment or Compassion

New York: New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty

North Carolina: ACLU of North Carolina 

                         North Carolina Moratorium Now!

Ohio: Ohio Journey of Hope

Oklahoma: Death Penalty Institute of Oklahoma

Oregon: Oregon Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Pennsylvania:                                                      Pennsylvania Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty 

ACLU of Pennsylvania

Tennessee: Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Texas: Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty 

Texas Defender Service  Texas StandDown 

Texas Moratorium Network The Lamp of Hope 

Virginia: Virgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty 

              Richmond Peace Education Center

Washington:                                                         Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

 

 

 



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