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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Aug 3, 2010
Act Now to Save a Virginia Woman on Death Row
Jul 20, 2010
Let's Cut the Death Penalty and Save California $126 Million a Year
Jul 20, 2010
Who is Kevin Keith?
Jun 28, 2010
Saluting Justice Stevens' Principled Decisions in Capital Cases
Jun 28, 2010
Cut This: The Death Penalty
Jun 25, 2010
Davis Hearing Wraps Up With Stunning Admission by Witness
Jun 22, 2010
Troy Davis Heads Back to Court Tomorrow
Jun 15, 2010
Death Row Defendant Gets Reprieve From Horrid Lawyering
Jun 14, 2010
Ignoring the Voice of the Jury
Jun 3, 2010
Report Finds Racially-Biased Jury Selection in the South