Prop 66 could deal a “mortal blow” to California Supreme Court, LA Times reports
April 3, 2017
The proposition “threatens to deal a mortal blow” to California’s courts, according to several legal organizations.
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Fair Punishment Project: AR is going to execute men who are mentally ill, intellectually disabled, or had inadequate lawyers.
March 30, 2017
A report published today by Harvard’s Fair Punishment Project says the eight men Arkansas plans to execute, two a day, over a 10-day span next month all either have mental illness, are intellectually disabled, or had inadequate legal representation.
Two SCOTUS decisions address intellectual disability and race in capital punishment
March 28, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court has made two significant rulings in death penalty cases in just the past month. One centered on intellectual disability, the other racism. Both cases were out of Texas.
Arkansas Asks Rotary Club Members to Witness the Executions of Eight Men Next Month
March 24, 2017
One of Rotary’s stated purposes is “to provide humanitarian services.” So why did Arkansas, which plans to execute eight inmates over ten days next month, ask its local Rotary Club to be citizen witnesses?
Save the date: Our 26th Annual Awards Dinner is May 7
March 7, 2017
Senator Bernie Sanders will accept the Abolition Awards and Judy Clarke and Speedy Rice will accept the Mario Cuomo Acts of Courage Award.
25th Annual DPF Awards Dinner pays tribute to exonerees; honors Sir Richard Branson, Dolores Huerta and Jackson Browne
May 12, 2016
“Enough of a flawed system that disproportionately targets minorities; that cannot prevent the killing of innocents; that doesn’t have any impact on crime rates, that
Dr. King Opposed Capital Punishment
January 8, 2016
As we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., let’s recognize his denunciation of capital punishment. Share this picture by clicking here and show
The Arbitrary Execution of Tom Thompson
December 11, 2015
I knew if I wanted to see Tom one last time I had to leave for the prison soon. It was already late in the
Robert M. Sanger: “Ethnic Adjustment” and the death penalty
November 20, 2015
It’s called ethnic adjustment. “This practice is a symptom of a dysfunctional death penalty system where prosecutors seek to ‘win’ by executing the mentally disabled
A Message from Mike Farrell
November 6, 2015
Dear Friends, I want you to know that I have taken a leave of absence as President of DPF in order to investigate the possibility
Human Rights Group Issues Report on Kevin Cooper case
October 19, 2015
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has issued a report on the case of Kevin Cooper, a man who has been locked up on San
Voices: Ashley Cook
November 8, 2021
A year ago, wrongful convictions and the death penalty were not something that crossed my mind very often. As a Japanese major, I generally stay
Oklahoma executes John Grant
November 8, 2021
“I want to share with you my absolute conviction that the death penalty must disappear from the entire world as it is a shame for
A “phenomenal legal battle in Japan”
November 8, 2021
In Japan, death row prisoners wake up every day wondering if it will be their last. Execution dates are not set in Japan so the prisoners don’t know when they will be executed until right before they are hanged (the only method Japan uses).
While we’re on the subject…
November 8, 2021
In its analysis of the President Biden-appointed US Supreme Court Reform Commission’s draft recommendations, Balls and Strikes says the “commission gave the death penalty a
“One Hundred Years From Mississippi” is now streaming free for DPF supporters!
November 8, 2021
You are going to want to meet Mamie Lang Kirkland.
Alabama Executes Willie B. Smith
November 8, 2021
The state of Alabama executed Willie B. Smith last month without bothering to dispute the fact that he was intellectually disabled.
In brief: November 2021
November 8, 2021
Updates from Mississippi, Tennessee, Florida, and Utah.
Watch Now: Why Victims’ Family Members Oppose the Death Penalty
November 5, 2021
Why Victims’ Family Members Oppose the Death Penalty Watch the recap on-demand below Additional Resources Committee on Revision of the Penal Code – Death Penalty
Watch Now: How We Decrease Death Row & Abolish the Death Penalty
October 28, 2021
How we Decrease Death Row & Abolish the Death Penalty: A Conversation with the California Committee on Revision of the Penal Code Watch the recap
