Access to Counsel: A Matter of Life or Death
Join Amnesty International USA as we commemorate the 18th Annual World Day Against the Death Penalty. This year's theme is Acess to Counsel: a matter of life or death.
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End of Its Rope: How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice
The failed death penalty experiment teaches us how inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments undermine the pursuit of justice. Garrett makes a strong case for what a future criminal justice system might look like if these injustices were remedied. Brandon L. Garrett teaches law at the Duke University School of […]
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Racism and the Death Penalty
Curtis Flowers spent 23 years on Mississippi's death row. He was tried six times by a racist prosecutor before the US Supreme Court stepped in to save his life. Our […]
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The Fear of Too Much Justice
onlineJoin us for an evening with Stephen Bright, one of the loudest and most persuasive voices on the problems of racism and classism in our criminal justice system for over […]
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Call the House Judiciary Committee!
onlineThe House Judiciary Committee votes Tuesday 9:30 AM on a bill to end the death penalty in Pennsylvania. I'm coming to you with another ask from your friends here in […]