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Pope Francis closes the door on the death penalty in ‘Fratelli Tutti’
Pope Francis’ new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” does something that some Catholics believed could not be done: It ratifies a change in...


Herman Lindsey Spoke with Ngozi Ndulue on this Week's Episode of Cruel Justice
Ngozi Ndulue, the Death Penalty Information Center's Senior Director of Research and Special Projects discusses DPIC's new report...


Kwame Ajamu Spoke at "Human Rights & Justice" Webinar
On Tuesday, September 29th Kwame Ajamu, Chairman of the Board at WTI, spoke at a "Human Rights & Justice" Webinar with Celia Ouellette,...


Randal Padgett Spoke at Hebrew School for Yom Kippur
On Sunday, September 27th, Randal Padget spoke to about 12 students, and their families, from JCP's Hebrew School Project in New York...


Joaquin Martinez Spoke to Wrongful Convictions Class in Texas
On Wednesday, September 23rd, Joaquin Martinez spoke to a wrongful convictions class at Texas Christian University. There were about 30...


Kwame Ajamu and Ricky Jackson Spoke at Ohio Event "Executing the Innocent"
On Tuesday, September 22nd, Kwame Ajamu and Ricky Jackson spoke at an Ohio event titled "Executing the Innocent." There were over 100...


The Death Penalty Information Center Releases New Race Report
The Death Penalty Information Center released a new report which examines the historical role that race has played in the death penalty...


The Death Penalty Information Center Releases New Race Report
Death Penalty Must Be Part of Current Debate About Criminal Legal System Reforms (Washington, D.C.) As social movements pressure...


Kirk and Clemente React to Pervis Payne's DNA Testing Verdict
On September 16 Pervis Payne was granted DNA testing of the evidence in his case. Kirk Bloodsworth and Clemente Aguirre are two WTI...


Robert DuBoise Becomes Death Row Exoneree Number 172
Robert DuBoise was finally exonerated after 37 years. He is the 30th person exonerated from Florida's death row and the 5th person...
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