DPF files amicus letter in “Johnson” asking for CA Supreme Court review
August 7, 2019
Last month we reported on a case that may have enormous implications for the future of the death penalty in California. Death Penalty Focus has
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The Death Penalty Will Not Prevent Mass Shootings
August 6, 2019
The mass shootings last weekend have caused unimaginable pain and suffering. Dozens of people are dead. Hundreds of family members and friends are grieving. Entire
“The Penalty” is now on Amazon Prime Video
August 2, 2019
The acclaimed documentary is now on Amazon’s video streaming platform.
Federal government to resume executions after 16-year hiatus
July 26, 2019
The Department of Justice announced today that it has scheduled five executions in December and January; the first federal executions since 2003. “The federal death
ACLU report: “All of the 22 people who received death sentences while DA Lacey has been in office are people of color.”
June 18, 2019
A report published today by the ACLU, “A Closer Look at Los Angeles County’s Troubling Death-Penalty Track Record,” finds that under LA District Attorney Jackie
“Let this powerful moment strengthen our resolve.”
June 1, 2019
Dear Supporters, A couple of years ago, campaigning with the New Hampshire Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, I met Republican State Sen. Kevin Avard,
Formerly condemned 81-year-old Man leaves N. Carolina prison after 42 years; sentence overturned
May 28, 2019
Charles Ray Finch left North Carolina’s Greene Correctional Institution in a wheelchair last Thursday, 42 years after first being sentenced to death for a crime
Catholic bishops ask Florida governor to grant clemency to Bobby Joe Long on eve of execution
May 22, 2019
Florida plans to kill Bobby Joe Long tomorrow for the murder of Michelle Sims in 1984, although he pleaded guilty to killing eight women and
“I will continue to carry the pain of all the grief that I have caused others to endure.” Don Johnson’s letter before his execution
May 16, 2019
(Tennessee is planning to execute Don Johnson tonight for the murder of his wife, Connie, in 1984. Johnson is a very different man from the
A Letter from Sister Helen Prejean to Governor Gavin Newsom
March 19, 2019
Dear Governor Newsom, Do you have ANY IDEA how refreshing it is to the SOUL to have a politician seek public office, who promises to
Gov. Newsom orders more DNA testing for Kevin Cooper
February 22, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered additional DNA testing on evidence in the case of Kevin Cooper, who was sent to death row almost 34
Ohio governor puts executions on hold
February 20, 2019
The Toledo Blade reports that Ohio Governor Mike DeWine is putting executions on hold because, he said today, “Ohio is not going to execute someone
While we’re on the subject . . .
July 26, 2022
In her New York Times piece, “After Parkland, One Question Remains: What Is Justice?”, Audra D. S. Burch writes about Tom and Gena Hoyer, whose
Voices: Dr. Philip Hansten
July 26, 2022
“It was so frustrating to see these horrible, untrue claims go unconfronted. I felt I could go after them and call them out for what
Amnesty International calls on Biden to abolish the federal death penalty
July 19, 2022
Amnesty International called on President Biden to make good on his 2020 campaign promise and abolish the federal death penalty, and commute the sentences of
DPIC marks 50th anniversary of Furman with a death sentence census
July 7, 2022
The Death Penalty Information Center marked the 50th anniversary of Furman v. Georgia by releasing a census of death sentences handed down from June 29,
Republican legislator fights to prove Richard Glossip is innocent
July 5, 2022
In our June Focus newsletter, we covered how Oklahoma’s attorney general has asked for execution dates for 25 men who have exhausted their appeals, but
Oklahoma court sets execution dates for 25 men
July 4, 2022
(Updated July 4, 2022) On Friday, the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals scheduled execution dates for 25 men on death row, including individuals with claims
Furman v. Georgia
June 29, 2022
Fifty years ago this week, the United States took a historic step toward a more fair, humane, less racist criminal justice system. On June 29,
At least two of the 25 men OK plans to execute have strong innocence claims
June 28, 2022
The Oklahoma City law firm that conducted a pro bono independent investigation into the case of Richard Glossip, the second in line of the 25
Spurned California DAs turn to SCOTUS
June 28, 2022
Three California district attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that denied their right to intervene
