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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Mar 9, 2014
U.S. Human Rights Record Undergoes International Scrutiny

Jan 23, 2014
Texas Shouldn't – BUT JUST DID – Execute a Mexican National

Jan 16, 2014
New Execution Methods Can’t Disguise Same Old Death Penalty Problems

Jan 6, 2014
The Truth ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Choosing Between Life and Death

Dec 31, 2013
Counting Down to the End of the Death Penalty

Nov 19, 2013
Judges Still Free to Ignore Juries in Alabama

Nov 15, 2013
Death Row is Not a "Constitution-Free Zone"

Oct 4, 2013
Celebrities, the Police, and Surreptitious DNA Collection

Aug 1, 2013
Former Death Row Prisoner Speaks Out Against Solitary, Capital Punishment