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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Dec 12, 2012
Day 1 of Velez Innocence Hearing: A Family Comes to Court for Justice
Dec 10, 2012
Could Manuel Velez be the 13th Prisoner Exonerated from Texas’s Death Row?
Nov 28, 2012
New Film Highlights the Gross Injustices of the West Memphis Three Case
Oct 16, 2012
VICTORY! One Less Person Faces Execution in Alabama
Oct 4, 2012
Texas Court Upholds Death Sentence of Innocent Man Although "There is Something Very Wrong" with Case Against Him
Sep 25, 2012
Child Predators, Cheating Prosecutors and Terry Williams: How Pennsylvania Is Poised to Execute a Victim of Horrific Sexual Violence Despite the State’s Own Bad Acts
Sep 18, 2012
Debt Collectors Aren’t Prosecutors and Shouldn’t Pretend to Be