Equal Justice USA is a national, grassroots organization working to build a criminal justice system that is fair, effective, and humane, starting with repeal of the death penalty and increased services to families of homicide victims.
The American Law Institute (ALI), one of the most respected institutions in American jurisprudence, recently got rid of the capital punishment section from its Model Penal Code.
Is the death penalty soon to be history for New England? Connecticut and New Hampshire are the only states left in the region that have capital punishment on the books - and CT only because Gov.