 | | Sheriff Michael Hennessey speaking at a DPF event. |
The Law Enforcement Outreach Project (LEO) is focused on developing a dynamic program for current and former members of the law enforcement community who are opposed to, or have some reservations about, the death penalty. The goal of the project is to lift up the voices of law enforcement and to increase their visibility as opponents of the death penalty.
The LEO Project conducts outreach to existing allies within the law enforcement community, attends law enforcement conferences, writes articles for law enforcement publications, writes op-eds for newspapers, conducts outreach to prospective supporters, participates in legislative hearings, creates educational materials for the law enforcement community, and organizes small events for law enforcement.
View our Joint Statement from Law Enforcement Professionals on California's Death Penalty (MS Word).
View "What Law Enforcement Should Know About the Death Penalty" (.pdf)
Meet Darryl Stallworth:
LEO Project Coordinator
darryl@deathpenalty.org
Darryl worked as an Alameda County Deputy District Attorney for 15 years between 1992 and 2007. During his time as a prosecutor he tried over 60 cases, 40 of which were felonies, including 25 murder cases and one death penalty case. He conducted over 100 law & motion hearings, 250 preliminary hearings and resolved over 10,000 cases. He has lectured in Brazil, Malaysia, India, & Turkey on effective case resolution. Darryl is currently in private practice focusing on criminal defense. In 2008, he joined Death Penalty Focus as their Law Enforcement Outreach Coordinator. He received his BA from the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 and his JD from the University of California, Davis, Martin Luther King Jr. Hall School of Law in 1992. In 2007 he became a member of the Alabama State Bar. He is a member of several professional associations, including: the Board of Directors for Big "C" Society; Charles Houston Bar (President 2001); Coordinator College Awareness Advising Program; Institute for the Study and Development of Legal Societies (ISDLS); Mentor for Black Pre Law Society UC Berkeley; Sponsor for " Ideal Scholars" UC Berkeley; and 100 Black Men of the Bay Area. He also has produced a series of Television shows titled "Staying Out of Jail". He is married to Karen Stallworth, and has two children: 13 year old son Julius Charles and 9 year old daughter Sierra Simone. | 
