FROM DPIC
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FROM RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND ORGANIZATIONS
FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
FROM ADVOCACY GROUPS
FROM JUDGES, LEGISLATORS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
There were a number of family members of murder victims who appeared before the Commission to share their personal experiences with homicide and the criminal justice system. They expressed their opposition, as victims, to the death penalty. As I l…
Books
Jun 05, 2019
Four years after the racially motivated murders of nine African-American parishioners at the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina on June 17, 2015, a new book by Charle…
Studies
May 13, 2019
Proponents of capital punishment have long argued for the death penalty on the grounds that it brings closure to family members of homicide victims. But science suggests that achieving closure through execution may be a myth, says family and child…
Studies
May 10, 2019
A new study of Louisiana’s death penalty reports that the state’s capital punishment system costs taxpayers at least $15.6 million a year more than a system with life without parole as the maximum sentence. The study by retired Né…
Testimony and Statements
May 01, 2019
Christian church leaders from Catholic and Protestant denominations across Louisiana have called upon state lawmakers to pass legislation to end the death penalty in the Bayou State. On April 25, 2019, the Louisiana Interchurch Conference and two …
Studies
Mar 26, 2019
For decades, studies have shown persistent racial disparities in the administration of capital punishment. Saying “death sent…
