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  • Executing the Will of the Voters? A Roadmap To Mend or End the California Legislature’s Multi-Billion-Dollar Death Penalty Debacle

    While this article looks at the death penalty in California, it gives other states good suggestions for dealing with problems in their own death pe

  • A Death Before Dying: Solitary Confinement on Death Row

    The double punishment experienced by death-sentenced prisoners is documented.

  • The 2% Death Penalty: How a Minority of Counties Produce Most Death Cases At Enormous Costs to All

    “This report focuses on two issues deserving greater public attention: The death penalty is being mainly driven by a small minority of counties tha

  • Alternatives to the Death Penalty Information Pack

    "A short guide to the fundamental issues and arguments linked to introduction of alternative sanctions following abolition of the death penalty.

  • The Death Penalty: Myths & Realities: Quick Answers to Common Questions

    "Myths and Realities" provides ‘quick answers to common questions’ about the death penalty...

  • Battle Scars: Military Veterans and the Death Penalty

    "In many respects, veterans in the United States are again receiving the respect and gratitude they deserve for having risked their lives and serve

  • Prison Guards and the Death Penalty

    This is an excellent primer on how correctional officers are deeply impacted by working on death row.

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