Press Releases
about Capital Punishment
Jul 13, 2020
ACLU of Wyoming Supports Gov. Gordon’s Moratorium on Death Penalty
WYOMING - As Wyoming faces a looming financial crisis due to a sharp downturn in oil markets and the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Mark Gordon is right to consider a moratorium on the...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jul 02, 2020
ACLU Sues Federal Government for Risking Lives to Resume Executions During Pandemic
Buddhist Priest Should not Have to Choose Between his Health and Performing Sacred Religious Duties for Prisoner Set to be Executed in July
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Jun 05, 2020
North Carolina Supreme Court Finds the Repeal of Racial Justice Act Unconstitutional
DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina’s Supreme Court issued a sweeping order today in North Carolina v. Ramseur, restoring the full protections of the Racial Justice Act for people wh...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
May 19, 2020
ACLU Statement on the Execution of Walter Barton
First Person Executed during COVID-19 Pandemic Put to Death by Lethal Injection in Missouri
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
May 15, 2020
ACLU Applauds Closing of Death Row in Oregon
SALEM, Ore.– The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that the state will close its death row at the Oregon State Penitentiary, where more than two dozen inmates are ...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
Feb 26, 2020
ACLU Statement on Colorado’s Vote to Become 22nd State to Repeal the Death Penalty
DENVER – After a nine-month, community-led campaign, hours of emotional testimony and much debate, SB20-100 — the bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado — passed its th...
Issue Areas:
Capital Punishment
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