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Issue quote: Daryl Roberts - 30 years of service with the Hartford police department

...it is just absurd that we would pull officers from the streets and at the same time spend millions of dollars to have a death penalty system that has not been proven to prevent crime.

— Daryl K. Roberts, police chief, Hartford, CT

Knock, knock.

Submitted by jillf on Wed, 11/23/2011 - 16:45.

Imagine opening your door to find the national president of the NAACP, Troy Davis’ sister, or the Davis family’s spiritual advisor at your doorstep wanting to talk to you about the death p

Could your old friend be the key to ending the death penalty?

Submitted by Emma on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 16:34.

Your old friend from high school could be the key to ending the death penalty.

Yes, I’m serious. Grassroots campaigns are built person by person, one relationship at a time.

Word on the Street: Connecticut is ready for repeal

Submitted by jillf on Wed, 11/02/2011 - 12:46.

Connecticut's General Assembly doesn’t return to work for another 90 days, but a quick review of any of the state's major news sources shows that public conversation about the death penalty is alrea

2011: SB 1035 - Repeal

Session: 
2011
Chamber: 
Senate
Bill Number: 
SB 1035
Policy: 
Repeal
Description: 

To repeal the death penalty and substitute life imprisonment without the possibility of release as the authorized sentence for persons convicted of certain murders.

Status: 
Died with end of session
Introduced By: 
Judiciary Committee
Bill text available at: 
http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAbillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=SB1035
Bill History (Log): 

February 18, 2011: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
March 7, 2011: First public hearing
April 26, 2011: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis
June 8, 2011: Died with end of session

2011: HB 6425 - Repeal

Session: 
2011
Chamber: 
House
Bill Number: 
HB 6425
Policy: 
Repeal
Description: 

To replace the death penalty with a penalty of life imprisonment without the possibility of release for certain murders committed on or after the effective date of this act.

Status: 
Died with end of session
Introduced By: 
Judiciary Committee
Bill text available at: 
http://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/CGABillStatus/CGAbillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB6425
Bill History (Log): 

February 18, 2011: Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary
March 7, 2011: First public hearing
June 8, 2011: Died with end of session

Repeal Won't Go Quietly In Connecticut

Submitted by emmal on Wed, 06/01/2011 - 10:16.

We thought we’d be celebrating Connecticut ending the death penalty right about now.

RECOMMENDED LINK: Murder Victim’s Mother Suggests the Big Picture is More Important

Submitted by emmal on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 14:36.

The bill to repeal the death penalty hit the rocks in Connecticut last week when two Senators when two Senators decided to postpone voting for repeal after meeting with Dr.

RECOMMENDED LINK: The Death Penalty in Connecticut Costs Us All Dearly

Submitted by emmal on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 14:18.

Last week the Connecticut legislature stalled a bill that would have made Connecticut the second state this year to repeal the death penalty.

Justice Delayed, Not Denied: Connecticut postpones repeal of death penalty

Submitted by emmal on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 12:30.

Last night the Connecticut legislature decided to postpone repealing the death penalty until 2012.

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