California’s Racial Justice Act for All Passes Assembly
June 9, 2021
Last week, the California Racial Justice Act for All (AB 256), which addresses institutionalized and implicit racial bias in criminal cases, passed the state Assembly and
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California Supreme Court Hears an Appeal that Could Change Death Sentencing
June 9, 2021
The California Supreme Court last week heard oral arguments from both sides on an appeal by a Los Angeles man who says his death sentence violated
California Commission Recommends Abolition of the Death Penalty
June 9, 2021
It was unanimous. “Eliminating the death penalty is a critical step towards creating a fair and equitable justice system for all in California, as the
Gov. Newsom Orders Innocence Investigation into Kevin Cooper Case
June 9, 2021
Declaring that, “In cases where the government seeks to impose the ultimate punishment of death, I need to be satisfied that all relevant evidence is
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Executive Order for Independent Investigation of Kevin Cooper Case
June 1, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mary Kate DeLucco 415-243-0143 mary@deathpenalty.org — Sacramento (June 1, 2021) — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered an independent investigation of
Help us pass the #RJA4All AB256
May 13, 2021
Last year we passed the Racial Justice Act & vowed to come back to make the bill retroactive. We must pass #RJA4All to #ConfrontRacism not only in the future, but for Black & Brown people languishing in jails & prisons right now. Justice delayed is justice denied. #AB256
Help pass the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2021 in the First 100 Days of the Biden Administration
March 2, 2021
We have a real chance to end the policy that enabled the former president to rush the killing of the most prisoners in the shortest
On Demand: 29th Annual Awards Event
February 12, 2021
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Guest Blog. A High-Schooler Against the Death Penalty: What Do I Know? By Ashley Xu
January 22, 2021
A Highschooler Against the Death Penalty: What Do I Know? As teenagers, or “children” under the age of 18, we are often disregarded and our
Biden will halt federal executions, other actions on first day in office
January 19, 2021
Among Biden’s main executive orders, he will order that federal executions be halted. Read Here
The Biden Administration and the Death Penalty
January 22, 2021
President Joseph Biden is the first occupant of the Oval Office in American history to openly and publicly oppose the death penalty and advocate its
Virginia is one step closer to abolition!
January 19, 2021
A House bill seeking abolish the death penalty in Virginia was introduced by lawmakers in the General Assembly. Backed by Governor Northam, the bill was
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to Close Death Row
February 11, 2022
California’s death row, the largest in the Western Hemisphere, will be dismantled. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that a two-year-old pilot program will be
In brief: February 2022
February 9, 2022
In Alabama, Matthew Reeves was executed January 27, despite having an intellectual disability. Reeves was killed by lethal injection because he failed to choose a
Alabama Executes Matthew Reeves
January 28, 2022
Alabama executed Matthew Reeves last night despite the fact he had an intellectual disability. His execution was the second state killing yesterday after Oklahoma executed
Oklahoma Executes Donald Grant
January 27, 2022
Oklahoma executed Donald Grant this morning, less than 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court denied a stay on Wednesday afternoon. He was killed by
Teaser for a Kevin Cooper documentary is now streaming
January 10, 2022
“In his Defense,” a documentary on the Kevin Cooper case, is in the works right now, and California filmmaker Kenneth Carlson has released a teaser
While we’re on the subject . . .
January 10, 2022
In his editorial in Verdict, Austin Sarat says there is such significant “new progress in the effort to abolish America’s death penalty,” that it’s “not
In brief: January 2022
January 10, 2022
In Texas, the oldest person imprisoned on death row is scheduled to be executed on April 21. Carl Wayne Buntion, who is 77, has been
Executions and death sentences at near record lows in 2021, DPIC reports
January 10, 2022
“The death penalty in 2021 was defined by two competing forces: the continuing long-term erosion of capital punishment across most of the country, and extreme
Idaho governor denies commutation for Gerald Pizzuto, Jr.
January 10, 2022
Gerald Pizzuto, Jr. is 65 years old, dependent on a wheelchair, diabetic, and on hospice care because of advanced bladder cancer. He suffers from the
