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Judge Determines Race Played Role in NC Death Sentences

Submitted by jillf on Wed, 01/02/2013 - 10:51.

A North Carolina judge recently ruled that race played a significant role in the death sentences for Tilmon Golphin, Christina Walters and Quintel Augustine.

Protect the Racial Justice Act!

Submitted by Emma on Mon, 06/18/2012 - 11:22.

UPDATE:: On June 28, North Carolina's Governor, Beverly Perdue, vetoed this legislation that would have essentially repealed the state's Racial Justice Act (RJA), saying, "Willfully ignoring the perni

Judge finds evidence of racial bias in North Carolina death sentence

Submitted by jillf on Thu, 05/03/2012 - 10:20.

In the first case heard under North Carolina’s Racial Justice Act (RJA), a judge found that racial b

Soon no death penalty for the mentally ill in North Carolina?

Submitted by Emma on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 10:22.

Legislation excluding people with mental illness from the death penalty is picking up steam in North Carolina.

2011: HB 615 - Moratorium

Session: 
2011
Chamber: 
House
Bill Number: 
HB 615
Policy: 
Moratorium
Description: 

No discriminatory purpose in death penalty.

Status: 
Introduced
Introduced By: 
Representative Justin P. Burr, Representative Sarah Stevens, Representative Dan W. Ingle, Representative Paul Stam
Bill text available at: 
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2011&BillID=H615
Bill History (Log): 

April 4, 2011: Referred to House Judiciary Committee
April 5, 2011: Passed first reading in House Judiciary Committee
April 5, 2011: Referred to House Judiciary Subcommittee B

North Carolina joins chorus of doubt on death penalty

Submitted by Ben on Wed, 12/15/2010 - 16:06.

A majority of North Carolina voters say that the state should end executions, according to a statewide poll released this week.

Evidence is a Bloody Mess in North Carolina

Submitted by Emma on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 15:54.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) gave evidence reports that were wrong in hundreds of cases, including three that ended in execution, according to a government ordered review of

Issue quote: Jean Parks, on Cost - News & Record, August 25, 2010

The money N.C. spends on the death penalty for trials, appeals and executions could instead be spent on violence prevention and offender intervention programs such as the Juvenile Justice Project at Campbell University. Preventing violent crime is something that would truly honor our loved ones.

— Dr. Jean Parks, whose sister was murdered in Raleigh, NC

North Carolina Study "Confirmed Our Worst Fears"

Submitted by Emma on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 09:46.

A new study looking at death sentences in North Carolina further substantiates what we've known for a long time: race can determine punishment in capital cases.

Two brothers speak out on mental illness

Submitted by Emma on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 13:40.
Photo of Manny Babbit in his youth

By the time David Kaczynski alerted the FBI to his suspicions that his brother Ted was the notorious "Unabomber", the family had struggled for years with his mental illness.

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