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Dozens of legal scholars and lawyers released a report this week outlining the disastrous effects of a 2

“A teen-age, African-American suspect. White murder victims. No physical evidence. Recanted eyewitness testimony. A guilty verdict, a death sentence and much doubt.

Last week, two dozen family members who lost loved ones to murder gathered at the

A report authored by dozens of legal scholars and lawyers was released this week describing

One year ago today we were celebrating the end of the death penalty in Illinois!

Yesterday Connecticut’s Judiciary Committee held a marathon 13-hour hearing on the death penalty. It was the first major milestone on the road to repeal and it was a landslide.

The Connecticut Joint Judiciary Committee just voted 24 to 19 to PASS legislation to end the death penalty!

Connecticut is on the verge of ending its death penalty. Last week the Judiciary Committee voted to pass repeal legislation to the Senate for a floor vote.