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 29, 2009
An Honest Conversation about the Death Penalty
May 21, 2009
Save $1 Billion in Five Years — End the Death Penalty in California
May 20, 2009
Two Death Row Exonerations in Less Than 10 Days. Could Troy Davis Be Next?
May 15, 2009
Troy Davis Day of Action Next Tuesday
May 7, 2009
The Empty Promise of Appointed Clemency Counsel in Texas
Apr 30, 2009
Mercy in Missouri
Apr 21, 2009
Alabama's Death Penalty: Still Haunted by the Past
Apr 20, 2009
Troy Davis Suffers Another Blow
Apr 14, 2009
Veteran Federal Judge Says Death Penalty Still Arbitrary and Too Costly
Apr 13, 2009
ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ Responds to New Yorker's Solitary Confinement Profile