PADP – Pittsburgh Chapter Meeting
Unnamed Venue 605 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesEvery first Wednesday at 7 pm at the Unitarian Church in Pittsburgh (605 Morewood Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213).
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Our Christian Faith and Capital Punishment
ZoomLive conversation with Pa. Rep. Frank Ryan, Death Row Exoneree Kirk Bloodsworth, and Vicki and Syl Schieber, the parents of a murder victim. About this Event Join us for a dialogue on Christian faith and capital punishment. Pennsylvania State Rep Frank Ryan, Republican prime co-sponsor of the bill to end capital punishment in Pennsylvania; Death […]
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.
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 […]
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 panelists will share their unique perspectives on the inextricable link between lynching and the modern-day death penalty. Henderson Hill, Senior Counsel at ACLU Capital Punishment […]