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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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Ledell Lee Escorted by Police

Apr 24, 2017

In Its Rush to Kill, Arkansas May Have Executed an Innocent Man

In Its Rush to Kill, Arkansas May Have Executed an Innocent Man
Needle

Apr 14, 2017

Arkansas Is About to Repeat My State’s Gruesome Mistakes

Arkansas Is About to Repeat My State’s Gruesome Mistakes
Lethal Injection Chair

Apr 3, 2017

The Supreme Court Decision to Protect People With an Intellectual Disability From Execution Was Long Overdue

The Supreme Court Decision to Protect People With an Intellectual Disability From Execution Was Long Overdue
Execution Chamber

Mar 20, 2017

Arkansas’s Reckless Plan to Execute 8 Men in 10 Days Could End in State-Sanctioned Torture Before Death

Arkansas’s Reckless Plan to Execute 8 Men in 10 Days Could End in State-Sanctioned Torture Before Death
Lethal injection table

Dec 9, 2016

The State of Alabama Last Night Tortured a Man While Slowly Snuffing Out His Life

The State of Alabama Last Night Tortured a Man While Slowly Snuffing Out His Life
Equal Justice Under Law

Nov 4, 2016

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist
Kristen Froelich

Aug 24, 2016

My Brother Was Brutally Murdered, But the Delaware Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban the Death Penalty Was the Right One

My Brother Was Brutally Murdered, But the Delaware Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban the Death Penalty Was the Right One
Row of jail cells

Jun 30, 2016

Because the Prosecutors Withheld Evidence, This Man Has Spent 30 Years on Death Row

Because the Prosecutors Withheld Evidence, This Man Has Spent 30 Years on Death Row
Equal Justice Under Law

May 25, 2016

Prosecutors Still Using Race to Choose Juries in Death Penalty Cases, Despite Century of Supreme Court Rulings

Prosecutors Still Using Race to Choose Juries in Death Penalty Cases, Despite Century of Supreme Court Rulings
Bobby James Moore

Apr 25, 2016

Texas Courts Rely on 'Of Mice and Men' to Define Intellectual Disability and Sentence People to Death

Texas Courts Rely on 'Of Mice and Men' to Define Intellectual Disability and Sentence People to Death