Resources

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?

The Death Penalty in the United States

Today’s justice system inflicts substantial trauma upon millions, while refusing to provide the healing that any of those impacted need.

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Trauma is Everywhere

Today’s justice system inflicts substantial trauma upon millions, while refusing to provide the healing that any of those impacted need.

Many believe that the death penalty is a cost-effective approach to justice. In reality, the death penalty’s complexity, length, and finality drive costs through the roof, making it much more expensive.

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.

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VOCA & Victim Services

Our justice system assumes that survivors of violence and trauma need punishment for the person who harmed them. Yet the vast majority of survivors’ needs have nothing to do with what happens to the person who harmed them.

Racial Inequity and the Death Penalty

Race plays a decisive role in who lives and who dies in the United States. But these racial inequities are nothing new.

Apply for VOCA Funding

We have updated the VOCA Toolkit to reflect new guidelines released by the federal Office of Victims of Crime (OVC). Learn more here.

The Dying Death Penalty

More and more people are realizing that the death penalty is a failure, and believe that we should end it.

Poverty and Poor Legal Defense

The high costs of legal teams often leave poor defendants with grossly inadequate legal representation, preventing them from receiving a fair trial.

Latinos and the Death Penalty

Latino people are disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system, and the death penalty is no exception. It’s no wonder the Latino community is speaking up in growing numbers to say this broken policy needs to end.

Bridging the Divide

Two years in the making, this report is the culmination of four groundbreaking convenings that brought together criminal justice reformers and crime victim advocates to imagine a new justice system.

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