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