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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Oct 18, 2018

In a Case that Rocked Alabama, a Man With Intellectual Disability Is Spared Death

Oct 17, 2018

A Confederate Portrait, Racial Bias, and the Death Penalty in Virginia

Oct 11, 2018

Washington Supreme Court Abolishes the Death Penalty

Sep 7, 2018

Repealing the Death Penalty in New Hampshire Is Personal

Aug 14, 2018

'Do We Deserve to Kill?' The Answer Is 'No' After Nebraska's Latest Execution

Aug 6, 2018

A Jury May Have Sentenced a Man to Death Because He Is Gay. It’s Time for a Federal Court to Hear His Bias Claim.

Aug 1, 2018

Texas Decides to Execute Despite a Victim’s Son Calling for Forgiveness

Jul 11, 2018

Nevada Plans to Execute Prisoner Using a Risky and Experimental Drug Cocktail

May 30, 2018

Racist Jury Selection at the Heart of a 1977 Murder Conviction

Apr 27, 2018

Prosecutors Hid Evidence of Corey Williams’ Innocence in Pursuit of a Death Sentence