Resources

A Failure for Victims’ Families

Healing Justice In their own words: Stories of a broken system “When my brother was murdered I thought I was supposed to support the death penalty… Little did me and my family know then that when Michael Ryan was sentenced to death, we were sentenced too. Our sentence has been going on for 20 years…

The Closure Myth

Proponents claim that the death penalty brings closure to the families of murder victims. But countless families of murder victims experience greater trauma at the hands of this lengthy and complex process.

How Geography and Race Influence the Death Penalty

Are individuals sentenced to death truly the “worst of the worst” – or simply those with the worst lawyers, the wrong geographic location, or the wrong skin color?

Innocent Lives in the Balance

For every ten people executed under the death penalty, one person is exonerated. Wrongful convictions are a key part of this broken policy, entangling innocent people and their families.

I Am Troy Davis: Discussion and Study Guide

Want more tips? To get more help organizing your own I Am Troy Davis book discussion, contact Equal Justice USA at info@ejusa.org or Amnesty International at dpac@aiusa.org. How to Host a Book Discussion Choose a date for the discussion. Provide at least three to four weeks advance notice for everyone to have time to read…

‘I Am Troy Davis’ Discussion and Study Guide!

This guide is an invitation to engage, providing questions to promote critical thinking about the Troy Davis case and a deeper exploration of the death penalty and criminal justice system at large.

New report finds spike in Republican opposition to the death penalty

Surging numbers of Republican lawmakers are championing death penalty repeal. This report by Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty examines this gradual shift in conservative views on the policy.