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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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Mar 6, 2013

ACLU, in Geneva, Advocates Against Death Penalty, Solitary Confinement

ACLU, in Geneva, Advocates Against Death Penalty, Solitary Confinement

Feb 26, 2013

DNA Privacy Goes to the Supreme Court

DNA Privacy Goes to the Supreme Court

Feb 14, 2013

How Do I Explain to my Six Year-Old Son What Kind of a Society Plans to Execute an Intellectually Disabled Man? [UPDATED]

How Do I Explain to my Six Year-Old Son What Kind of a Society Plans to Execute an Intellectually Disabled Man? [UPDATED]

Dec 31, 2012

Lives Lost in 2012: Who Did We Kill?

Lives Lost in 2012: Who Did We Kill?
Mass Incarceration

Dec 20, 2012

Executing Human Dignity: US Death Penalty System to Undergo International Scrutiny

Executing Human Dignity: US Death Penalty System to Undergo International Scrutiny

Dec 18, 2012

Velez Hearing Wraps Up With Summations, Offers Lessons on Role of Counsel

Velez Hearing Wraps Up With Summations, Offers Lessons on Role of Counsel

Dec 17, 2012

Sweeping Ruling about Racial Bias in Capital Jury Selection Shows the Need for Sweeping Reforms

Sweeping Ruling about Racial Bias in Capital Jury Selection Shows the Need for Sweeping Reforms

Dec 17, 2012

Velez Hearing Day 4: Plight of Victim’s Family Shows That Death Penalty is the Wrong Priority

Velez Hearing Day 4: Plight of Victim’s Family Shows That Death Penalty is the Wrong Priority

Dec 14, 2012

Velez Hearing Day 3: A Portrait of Constitutionally Inadequate Counsel

Velez Hearing Day 3: A Portrait of Constitutionally Inadequate Counsel

Dec 13, 2012

Day 2 of Velez Hearing: State’s Witness Dismantles State’s Timeline Theory

Day 2 of Velez Hearing: State’s Witness Dismantles State’s Timeline Theory