Voices: Philip Hansten
June 9, 2021
“I am confident there will come a day when we will have abolished the death penalty, and we will wonder how we could possibly have
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A Former Death Row Prisoner Celebrates Virginia’s Abolition
June 9, 2021
For Joe Giarratano, Virginia’s abolition of the death penalty was a personal victory. He was on Virginia’s death row for 38 years before being released
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Last week, the California Racial Justice Act for All (AB 256), which addresses institutionalized and implicit racial bias in criminal cases, passed the state Assembly and
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The California Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments from both sides on an appeal by a Los Angeles man who says his death sentence violated
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It was unanimous. “Eliminating the death penalty is a critical step towards creating a fair and equitable justice system for all in California, as the
Gov. Newsom Orders Innocence Investigation into Kevin Cooper Case
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Declaring that, “In cases where the government seeks to impose the ultimate punishment of death, I need to be satisfied that all relevant evidence is
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order for Independent Investigation of Kevin Cooper Case
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Help us pass the #RJA4All AB256
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Last year we passed the Racial Justice Act & vowed to come back to make the bill retroactive. We must pass #RJA4All to #ConfrontRacism not only in the future, but for Black & Brown people languishing in jails & prisons right now. Justice delayed is justice denied. #AB256
Help pass the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2021 in the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration
March 2, 2021
We have a real chance to end the policy that enabled the former president to rush the killing of the most prisoners in the shortest
On Demand: 29th Annual Awards Event
February 12, 2021
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Guest Blog. A High-Schooler Against the Death Penalty: What Do I Know? By Ashley Xu
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A Highschooler Against the Death Penalty: What Do I Know? As teenagers, or “children” under the age of 18, we are often disregarded and our
Biden will halt federal executions, other actions on first day in office
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Among Biden’s main executive orders, he will order that federal executions be halted. Read Here
William Richards is Found “Factually Innocent”
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It’s taken 28 years, but William Richards is officially an innocent man. Three weeks ago, a San Bernardino Superior Court judge declared Richards “factually innocent”
American Bishops Join the Culture Wars
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By Mike Farrell Sloughing off a warning from the Vatican, the American Conference of Catholic Bishops seem to have enlisted in the Culture Wars with
A BIG STEP TOWARD ENDING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN CALIFORNIA
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by Stephen Rohde When the story is told about how the death penalty was abolished in California, the work of a little-known legislative committee will
US Attorney General Calls for a Moratorium on Federal Death Penalty
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Stating that the Justice Department “must ensure that everyone in the federal criminal justice system is not only afforded the rights guaranteed by the Constitution
US Attorney General Merrick Garland Calls for a Moratorium on Federal Death Penalty
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In Brief – June 2021
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In Arizona, corrections officials are preparing to execute death row prisoners with the same gas the Nazis used in mass killings at its concentration camps,
Voices: Philip Hansten
June 9, 2021
“I am confident there will come a day when we will have abolished the death penalty, and we will wonder how we could possibly have
A Former Death Row Prisoner Celebrates Virginia’s Abolition
June 9, 2021
For Joe Giarratano, Virginia’s abolition of the death penalty was a personal victory. He was on Virginia’s death row for 38 years before being released
California’s Racial Justice Act for All Passes Assembly
June 9, 2021
Last week, the California Racial Justice Act for All (AB 256), which addresses institutionalized and implicit racial bias in criminal cases, passed the state Assembly and
