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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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Dec 9, 2016

The State of Alabama Last Night Tortured a Man While Slowly Snuffing Out His Life

The State of Alabama Last Night Tortured a Man While Slowly Snuffing Out His Life

Nov 4, 2016

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist

Killing Dylann Roof Won’t Make Us or the Death Penalty Any Less Racist

Aug 24, 2016

My Brother Was Brutally Murdered, But the Delaware Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban the Death Penalty Was the Right One

My Brother Was Brutally Murdered, But the Delaware Supreme Court’s Decision to Ban the Death Penalty Was the Right One

Jun 30, 2016

Because the Prosecutors Withheld Evidence, This Man Has Spent 30 Years on Death Row

Because the Prosecutors Withheld Evidence, This Man Has Spent 30 Years on Death Row

May 25, 2016

Prosecutors Still Using Race to Choose Juries in Death Penalty Cases, Despite Century of Supreme Court Rulings

Prosecutors Still Using Race to Choose Juries in Death Penalty Cases, Despite Century of Supreme Court Rulings

Apr 25, 2016

Texas Courts Rely on 'Of Mice and Men' to Define Intellectual Disability and Sentence People to Death

Texas Courts Rely on 'Of Mice and Men' to Define Intellectual Disability and Sentence People to Death

Feb 9, 2016

Brendan Dassey, Max Soffar, and the False Confession Playbook

Brendan Dassey, Max Soffar, and the False Confession Playbook

Nov 11, 2015

5 Ways to Truly Honor Our Veterans

5 Ways to Truly Honor Our Veterans

Nov 2, 2015

If Nothing Happens Between Now and Tonight, Missouri Will Execute an Intellectually Disabled Man

If Nothing Happens Between Now and Tonight, Missouri Will Execute an Intellectually Disabled Man

Sep 10, 2015

Montez Spradley, an Innocent Man Once on Death Row, Is Free

Montez Spradley, an Innocent Man Once on Death Row, Is Free