News & Commentary about Capital Punishment

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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May 15, 2012
Rhode Island's Rightful Stand Against the Federal Government

May 4, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Apr 25, 2012
CT Ends Death Penalty! One Big Step for a Small State; One Giant Step for our Society

Apr 23, 2012
Breaking the Addiction to Incarceration: Weekly Highlights

Apr 22, 2012
25 Years After McCleskey, Looking Forward to Legislative Fixes of Supreme Court Error

Apr 21, 2012
The U.S. Death Penalty — An International Human Rights Wrong?

Apr 20, 2012
VICTORY! North Carolina Judge Finds Intentional Racial Discrimination in Death Penalty System