June 2017: While we’re on the subject . . .
June 9, 2017
There has been a lot of interesting writing about criminal justice published in the last few weeks that we thought you might want to know
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DPF’s 26th Annual Awards Dinner with Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez, Judy Clarke, Speedy Rice and Sister Helen Prejean
May 18, 2017
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Joan Baez, legendary defense attorneys Judy Clarke and Thomas H. Speedy Rice were honored last weekend at the Death Penalty Focus 26th
Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission: “Findings were disturbing”
May 18, 2017
”Many of the findings of the Commission’s year-long investigation were disturbing and led Commission members to question whether the death penalty can be administered in
An insider’s look at Japan’s death penalty
May 18, 2017
“Excessive bail shall not be required, or excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted,” says the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. You
California Supreme Court to hear oral arguments on Proposition 66 next month
May 18, 2017
The state’s high court announced Thursday that it will hear oral argument in Briggs v. Brown, the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition 66, which
Florida continues to grapple with its death penalty
May 18, 2017
Three events in the last few weeks are indicative of the turmoil still surrounding the death penalty in Florida. When the Florida Supreme Court acquitted
Alabama legislators vote to “streamline” death penalty appeals
May 18, 2017
In Alabama on Thursday, the state Senate voted 26-3 to approve a bill already passed by the House that supporters say will trim years off
In Brief: May 2017
May 18, 2017
In Philadelphia on Tuesday, a civil rights lawyer, who is opposed to the death penalty, has never worked as a prosecutor, and has defended Black
Voices: Stephen Rohde
May 18, 2017
Last year, the editors of the Southwestern Law Review asked Stephen Rohde, a constitutional lawyer and DPF board chair, if he was interested in writing
Arkansas and its Plan to Execute Seven Men in 11 Days
April 14, 2017
Beginning the day after Easter, and continuing over the next 11 days, the state plans to kill seven men, four of whom are black, three white.
Former Warden: “Their Risk of Trauma is Extremely High” in Arkansas Prison
April 14, 2017
The reaction has ranged from shock and horror to concern for the men and women who will be carrying out this mass execution.
Gavin Newsom files Friend-of-the-Court Brief in Death Penalty Case alleging Racial Discrimination
November 11, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a brief in support of the appeal of Don’te McDaniel, a man on death row convicted of murder. Newsom argued in
President-elect Joe Biden promises to work to abolish the federal death penalty.
November 11, 2020
2020 demonstrates the random callous nature of the death penalty. Until July 7,2020, for 17 years, the federal government did not execute a single federal
George Gascón, death penalty foe, is elected District Attorney of Los Angeles County
November 11, 2020
Former San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, a progressive prosecutor, has officially beat incumbent Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey. This is a significant
The Atlantic: The Time Bill Clinton and I Killed a Man
October 4, 2020
Source: The Atlantic “Strapped to a gurney, two body lengths from where I sat behind thick glass and a curtain, Ricky Ray Rector groaned each
Why I Support Death Penalty Focus – Colleen Tracy
October 2, 2020
Why I Support Death Penalty Focus . . . by Colleen Tracy It is hard to say what sparked my interest in supporting the work
