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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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Apr 21, 2022

Documents Reveal Confusion and Lack of Training in Texas Execution

Documents Reveal Confusion and Lack of Training in Texas Execution

Jan 24, 2022

One Year Later: How the Biden Administration is Doing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

One Year Later: How the Biden Administration is Doing on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Sep 20, 2021

Remembering Damon Thibodeaux, Who Survived Death Row

Remembering Damon Thibodeaux, Who Survived Death Row

Apr 27, 2021

The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

The Unhappy 25th Birthday of Two Tough-on-Crime Era Laws That Have Deadly Consequences for Incarcerated People

Feb 2, 2021

Atrocities of the Federal Death Penalty

Atrocities of the Federal Death Penalty

Dec 7, 2020

We’ve Had Enough Death in 2020. Why Add More?

We’ve Had Enough Death in 2020. Why Add More?

Oct 1, 2020

The Supreme Court Rulings You're Not Hearing About

The Supreme Court Rulings You're Not Hearing About

Sep 22, 2020

New Data Connect the Federal Executions and a COVID-19 Outbreak in Indiana

New Data Connect the Federal Executions and a COVID-19 Outbreak in Indiana

Aug 26, 2020

Not Even a Global Pandemic Could Stop the Federal Government from Pursuing a String of Back-to-Back Executions This Summer

Not Even a Global Pandemic Could Stop the Federal Government from Pursuing a String of Back-to-Back Executions This Summer

Jul 2, 2020

The Federal Government’s Decision to Proceed with Executions During the Pandemic Puts Me in an Impossible Position

The Federal Government’s Decision to Proceed with Executions During the Pandemic Puts Me in an Impossible Position