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News & Commentary about Capital Punishment

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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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Mar 12, 2018

Nebraska Is Illegally Obtaining and Storing Execution Drugs in Defiance of Federal Law

Nebraska Is Illegally Obtaining and Storing Execution Drugs in Defiance of Federal Law

Jan 29, 2018

My First Night on Death Row as an Innocent Man

My First Night on Death Row as an Innocent Man

Nov 17, 2017

Too Old and Too Sick to Execute? No Such Thing in Ohio.

Too Old and Too Sick to Execute? No Such Thing in Ohio.

Oct 23, 2017

Jack Greene Has Profound Mental Illness, but Arkansas Wants to Execute Him Anyway

Jack Greene Has Profound Mental Illness, but Arkansas Wants to Execute Him Anyway

Sep 20, 2017

Keith Tharpe’s Scheduled Execution Tests Our Nation's Tolerance for the Death Penalty's Racial Bias

Keith Tharpe’s Scheduled Execution Tests Our Nation's Tolerance for the Death Penalty's Racial Bias

Jul 25, 2017

Tomorrow Ohio Plans to Restart Executions With Drugs Known to Torture

Tomorrow Ohio Plans to Restart Executions With Drugs Known to Torture

Apr 24, 2017

In Its Rush to Kill, Arkansas May Have Executed an Innocent Man

In Its Rush to Kill, Arkansas May Have Executed an Innocent Man

Apr 14, 2017

Arkansas Is About to Repeat My State’s Gruesome Mistakes

Arkansas Is About to Repeat My State’s Gruesome Mistakes

Apr 3, 2017

The Supreme Court Decision to Protect People With an Intellectual Disability From Execution Was Long Overdue

The Supreme Court Decision to Protect People With an Intellectual Disability From Execution Was Long Overdue

Mar 20, 2017

Arkansas’s Reckless Plan to Execute 8 Men in 10 Days Could End in State-Sanctioned Torture Before Death

Arkansas’s Reckless Plan to Execute 8 Men in 10 Days Could End in State-Sanctioned Torture Before Death