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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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Jun 21, 2013

In the Battle of Racial Bias vs. Racial Justice in North Carolina, Governor Insists on Bias

In the Battle of Racial Bias vs. Racial Justice in North Carolina, Governor Insists on Bias

Jun 19, 2013

A Nun and a Movie Star Walk Into a Bar...

A Nun and a Movie Star Walk Into a Bar...

May 31, 2013

Will the Supreme Court Stop Georgia from Executing an Intellectually Disabled Man?

Will the Supreme Court Stop Georgia from Executing an Intellectually Disabled Man?

May 28, 2013

Remembering Executed Veterans

Remembering Executed Veterans

May 22, 2013

What Does $10,000 Buy in Alabama? Less-than-Truthful Testimony Used to Sentence Someone to Death

What Does $10,000 Buy in Alabama? Less-than-Truthful Testimony Used to Sentence Someone to Death

May 20, 2013

Running Scared in Nebraska: Death Penalty Loving State Senators Hide Behind a Filibuster

Running Scared in Nebraska: Death Penalty Loving State Senators Hide Behind a Filibuster

May 15, 2013

Kill, Kill, and Kill Again: Rushing to Execution Heightens Risks of Fatal Error in Florida

Kill, Kill, and Kill Again: Rushing to Execution Heightens Risks of Fatal Error in Florida

May 10, 2013

Two Minutes in the Life of an Innocent Man Recently Freed from Death Row

Two Minutes in the Life of an Innocent Man Recently Freed from Death Row

May 6, 2013

Tomorrow, Willie Manning Is Scheduled To Die. Shouldn't Mississippi Find Out If He's Innocent First?

Tomorrow, Willie Manning Is Scheduled To Die. Shouldn't Mississippi Find Out If He's Innocent First?

May 2, 2013

Shaking Off the Shackles of State-Sponsored Killing

Shaking Off the Shackles of State-Sponsored Killing