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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Aug 22, 2007
North Carolina Officials Misled Federal Judge to Sign-Off on Execution
Aug 21, 2007
Slowing the Fast Track to Executions
Aug 3, 2007
Voodoo Science Can Convict the Innocent
Aug 2, 2007
Vernell Crittendon: Spokesman for Death Speaks for Himself
Jul 19, 2007
DNA Testing Can't Do It All
Jul 19, 2007
Florida Back to Executing Death Row Inmates
Jul 10, 2007
A Case of Selective Compassion
Jul 3, 2007
Pennsylvania Overturns its 200th Death Row Sentence
Jun 29, 2007
Roundup: Gitmo News, Supreme Court Aftermath, and a Summer of Subpoenas
Jun 28, 2007
Supreme Court Narrowly Upholds 8th Amendment Protection for Mentally-Ill Defendants Facing Execution