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The Capital Punishment Project works toward the repeal of the death penalty in the United States through strategic litigation, advocacy, public education, and training programs for capital defense teams.
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Nov 19, 2013

Judges Still Free to Ignore Juries in Alabama

Judges Still Free to Ignore Juries in Alabama

Nov 15, 2013

Death Row is Not a Constitution-Free Zone

Death Row is Not a Constitution-Free Zone

Oct 4, 2013

Celebrities, the Police, and Surreptitious DNA Collection

Celebrities, the Police, and Surreptitious DNA Collection

Aug 1, 2013

Former Death Row Prisoner Speaks Out Against Solitary, Capital Punishment

Former Death Row Prisoner Speaks Out Against Solitary, Capital Punishment

Jul 31, 2013

Florida Will Kill Severely Mentally Ill Man Unless Supreme Court Intervenes

Florida Will Kill Severely Mentally Ill Man Unless Supreme Court Intervenes

Jul 26, 2013

Victory! An Innocent Man's Journey from Death Row to Freedom

Victory! An Innocent Man's Journey from Death Row to Freedom

Jul 23, 2013

When I Was on Death Row, I Saw a Bunch of Dead Men Walking. Solitary Confinement Killed Everything Inside Them.

When I Was on Death Row, I Saw a Bunch of Dead Men Walking. Solitary Confinement Killed Everything Inside Them.

Jul 12, 2013

What the Prison Hunger Strikes Mean for an Architect: There Are Some Buildings that Never Should Have Been Built

What the Prison Hunger Strikes Mean for an Architect: There Are Some Buildings that Never Should Have Been Built

Jul 10, 2013

Warren Hill, an Intellectually Disabled Death Row Prisoner, Is Scheduled to Die Next Week. His Execution Must Be Stayed.

Warren Hill, an Intellectually Disabled Death Row Prisoner, Is Scheduled to Die Next Week. His Execution Must Be Stayed.

Jul 1, 2013

In Conversation Celebrating Equality, African President Calls Out President Obama on U.S. Death Penalty

In Conversation Celebrating Equality, African President Calls Out President Obama on U.S. Death Penalty