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Still Working, Still WaitingIt has been just over one year since I became the Spokesperson and Outreach Coordinator for California Crime Victims for Alternatives to the Death Penalty byJudy Kerr [Read More]


Families of Murder Victims Call for End of Death Penalty Last week, a remarkable event in Texas brought together families of murder victims with families of mentally ill individuals who have been executed for violent crimes. Together, they offered their testimonies and launched a new initiative calling for a ban on the death penalty for people with ... byStefanie [Read More]


The Death Penalty is a Shameful Waste of Taxpayers' Money A new report by the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice has found that the death penalty costs California taxpayers $137 million dollars each year. This is a shameful waste of California's scarce public safety resources -- and our tax dollars. byStefanie [Read More]



Innocent and Condemned to Die: The Story of Greg WilhoitOn June 1, 1985, Greg's wife Kathy was brutally murdered in Tulsa, Oklahoma leaving Greg to raise two little girls 4 months and 14 months old. Almost a year later Greg was arrested and charged with Kathy's murder. He spent five years of his life on death row, until he received a full exoneration in ... [Read More]
California Crime Victims for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CCV)CCV seeks to identify, mobilize and empower the families, friends, and loved ones of murder victims who oppose the death penalty.  [Read More]
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