Election 2016: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, and the Death Penalty
Some candidates have announced their opposition to the death penalty, and more have pointed to the numerous problems with it. Read More
#NEWS: Nebraska Lawmakers Vote to Abolish the Death Penalty
Nebraska lawmakers have passed a bill to repeal the death penalty in the state. Read More
Weekly News Round-Up: 12/15/14 – 12/19/14
Report: Executions Down Nationwide; More Details Emerge In Clayton Lockett Execution; OH Passes Lethal Injection Secrecy Bill & More Read More
Diann Rust-Tierney on Culture Shocks with Barry Lynn
“When the public gets the facts and knows the alternatives, they are happy to have the death penalty become a thing of the past,” explained Rust-Tierney. In their lengthy interview, Rust-Tierney and Lynn discuss the impact of death penalty repeal in Maryland. Rust-Tierney observed that there is “no constituency for the death penalty” and the politics are changing. People are doing the right thing as they see the death penalty unraveling and they are stepping away from it. Read More
Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Comes Out Against the Death Penalty
Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice, Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, has joined the growing ranks of judges and prosecutors who now oppose the death penalty. Read More
Who Would Jesus Execute?
In an interview published earlier this year by the evangelical magazine, Sojourners, Richard Viguerie explains how his political conservative philosophy and Christian faith inform his opposition to capital punishment. Read More