On Demand: “Lethal Injection Lies”: The Myth of the Humane, Painless Execution
February 25, 2023
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, DPF presented a discussion about “Lethal Injection Lies,” the myth that there is a painless, humane way to kill a
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On Demand: Torture and the Death Penalty: in Recognition of World Day Against the Death Penalty
October 11, 2022
On Monday, October 10, 2022, at noon Pacific/3 p.m. Eastern, in recognition of World Day Against the Death Penalty, DPF presented “A Conversation with Death
Webinar On-Demand: District Attorneys & The Death Penalty
June 16, 2022
On Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 12 p.m. (Pacific) / 3 p.m. (Eastern), Death Penalty Focus hosted a one-hour webinar on the role district attorneys
Thank you for making our Annual Awards Event a success!
March 29, 2022
Our Annual Awards Event last Thursday was a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come since we held our first event 30 years ago. And
Watch Now: The Death Penalty Brutalizes Us All
December 10, 2021
On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, we will presented “The Death Penalty Brutalizes Us All,” the fourth in our webinar series. Mike Farrell, DPF board president,
Watch Now: Why Victims’ Family Members Oppose the Death Penalty
November 5, 2021
Why Victims’ Family Members Oppose the Death Penalty Watch the recap on-demand below Additional Resources Committee on Revision of the Penal Code – Death Penalty
Watch Now: How We Decrease Death Row & Abolish the Death Penalty
October 28, 2021
How we Decrease Death Row & Abolish the Death Penalty: A Conversation with the California Committee on Revision of the Penal Code Watch the recap
Watch Now: Women on Death Row Webinar
October 18, 2021
Watch a recap of the first of our fall webinar series with “Women on Death Row,” moderated by Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition To Abolish the Death Penalty, in conversation with two women who wrongfully spent time on death row.
On Demand: 29th Annual Awards Event
February 12, 2021
Thank You To Our Sponsors! View Tribute Book Additional Clips: https://deathpenalty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Death-Penalty-Focus-Huerta-Message.mp4https://deathpenalty.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/DPF-Barbara-Lee-greeting-edited.mp4
Florida’s Catholic bishops urge DeSantis to stay Owen’s execution
June 6, 2023
Florida’s Catholic bishops are urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to grant a stay of execution to Duane Owen, and commute his sentence to life without parole,
While we’re on the subject. . .
June 1, 2023
“Tonight, by killing Darryl Barwick, we the People of the State of Florida also killed the belief that redemption matters. That remorse matters. That people,
In brief: May 2023
June 1, 2023
(This post was updated on June 1, 2023.) In Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew a hold on the June 15 death warrant for Duane Owen,
Senate passes CA bill allowing judicial review of old sentences
May 22, 2023
As originally written, California’s SB 94 would have allowed judges to review death and life-without-parole sentences for people imprisoned for at least 20 years. The
CA Supreme Court slows pace on capital appeals
May 15, 2023
There are no death penalty cases on the California Supreme Court’s late-May calendar, the Horvitz & Levy blog At the Lectern notes, and points out
Florida governor signs death penalty bill for rape of a minor
May 15, 2023
Early this month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would allow a person convicted of the rape of a minor to be sentenced
SCOTUS grants Glossip a stay of execution
May 8, 2023
Last Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted Richard Glossip a stay of execution to give the Court time to review two pending petitions. Glossip was
In brief: April 2023
April 27, 2023
In Texas, a district court judge withdrew the April 26 execution date for Ivan Cantu. CBS Texas reports that the postponement was granted to give
Washington State abolishes its death penalty
April 27, 2023
“It’s official. The death penalty is no longer in state law,” Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tweeted last week after signing SB 5087. In a follow-up
