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Feb 19, 2019

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, New Hampshire House of Representatives: Testimony on HB 455 – Changing the penalty for capital murder to life imprisonment without the possibility for parole

Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, New Hampshire House of Representatives: Testimony on HB 455 – Changing the penalty for capital murder to life imprisonment without the possibility for parole by Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center (Concord, February 19, 2019). Exhibits to Mr. Dunham’s testimony can be accessed here.

May 17, 2017

Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, Louisiana House of Representatives: Testimony on HB 101 – Eliminating the death penalty for offenses committed on or after August 1, 2017

Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice, Louisiana House of Representatives: Testimony on HB 101 – Eliminating the death penalty for offenses committed on or after August 1, 2017 by Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center (Baton Rouge, May 17, 2017)

Jan 27, 2016

Criminal Justice Committee, Florida Senate: Materials from hearing on revisions to Florida’s death penalty statute in light of Hurst v. Florida

Criminal Justice Committee, Florida Senate: Materials from hearing on revisions to Florida’s death penalty statute in light of Hurst v. Florida featuring testimony of Robert Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center (Tallahassee, January 27, 2016). Mr. Dunham’s testimony begins at the 11:30 mark of the video of the Senate Committee Meeting.

Feb 21, 2007

Third World Congress Against the Death Penalty

The Third World Congress Against the Death Penalty took place in Paris from February 1 – 3, 2007. During this time, Paris welcomed hundreds of death penalty experts and activists from around the world, including numerous U.S. representatives who provided a broad overview of capital punishment trends in the U.S. Among the American panelists who participated in the Congress were: George Kendall, Special Counsel, Holland & Knight, LLP Richard Dieter, DPIC Executive Director Frank Baumgartner…

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Jul 02, 2006

Tipping the Scales: Supreme Court Fails to Recognize Danger of Executing the Innocent

The Anniston Star Section: Opinion July 2, 2006 Author: Richard C. Dieter Special to The Star In deciding a narrow issue about an obscure part of Kansas’ death penalty law, the Supreme Court last week revealed a chasm of differing opinions regarding the fundamental reliability of capital punishment in this country. Although the opposing views were widely divergent and sharply expressed, the court did us all a service by identifying the key problem that may decide the future of the death…

Dec 07, 2005

Speech by Richard C. Dieter given at the International Conference on Human Rights and the Death Penalty

Tokyo, Japan December 6 – 7, 2005 Next we would like to welcome, Mr. Richard Dieter, Executive Director of the Death Penalty Information Center. I would like to thank the European Commission, the American Bar Association and the Japan Federation of Bar Associations for inviting me to speak about the death penalty in the United States. I first want to say that our Japanese hosts have been especially gracious — I immediately felt welcomed here, and I want to thank you for that. Today we are…

Aug 14, 2003

Speech byDPIC Executive Director Richard Dieter at the American Correctional Association Annual Conference

American Correctional Association Annual Conference — Nashville, Tennessee The Death Penalty Today Richard C. Dieter August 14, 2003 I want to thank the American Correctional Association for the invitation to speak at this conference. It is an honor to be here. Some people may have the mistaken notion that challenging the death penalty before members of this organization would be a difficult task. But I am aware of the long and proud tradition of the ACA with regard to the treatment of…

Jul 02, 2003

Quick Reference to the Position on Capital Punishment of the 2004 Presidential Candidates

Inclusion or exclusion of a candidate on this page does not imply support by DPIC. For more information on each candidate, go to their individual 2004 Election homepage, or visit The Washington Post’s 2004 Election Tracker. Candidates for the 2004 Democratic Party NominationFormer Candidates for the 2004 Democratic Party NominationRepublican Party Candidate for the 2004 Presidential Election CANDIDATES FOR THE 2004 DEMOCRATIC PARTY NOMINATION CANDIDATE WEBSITE STANCE QUOTE /​RECORD John Kerry…

Apr 18, 2002

Testimony of Richard Dieter Before the Legislative Commission Subcommittee to Study the Death Penalty

Testimony of Richard C. Dieter Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center Before the Legislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Study the Death Penalty and Related DNA Testing Assembly and Senate of Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada April 18, 2002 via videoconference INTRODUCTION Good afternoon. Madam Chair, and Members of the Committee. I want to thank you for this opportunity to appear before you and to offer my remarks on the costs of the death penalty. My name is Richard Dieter and I am…

Jan 01, 2002

2002 Presidential Candidates’ Views on the Death Penalty

by Richard C. Dieter Introduction To understand the rapid evolution in the views of the Presidential candidates regarding the death penalty, it is essential to look at the sweep of events of the past few years as the public became more aware of the problems within the capital punishment system. Few could have predicted the sea-change in the overall perception on this issue. While the candidates originally said very little about the death penalty and perhaps assumed that the similarity of their…

Sep 15, 1999

Historic Illinois Hearings Address Innocence and the Death Penalty

Following a series of celebrated releases of innocent defendants from its death row, Illinois’s House of Representatives held hearings to address the state’s system of capital punishment on September 15 & 16, 1999. Among those who testified were Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking; Mike Farrell, actor and human rights activist; Renny Cushing, Director of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation; Bryan Stevenson, Director of Equal Justice Initiative; Professor Lawrence Marshall…

Sep 15, 1999

Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Esq. Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center to the Illinois House of Representatives addressing innocence and the death penalty

HISTORIC ILLINOIS HEARINGS ADDRESS INNOCENCE AND THE DEATH PENALTY Following a series of celebrated releases of innocent defendants from its death row, Illinois’s House of Representatives held hearings to address the state’s system of capital punishment on September 15 & 16, 1999. Among those who testified were Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking; Mike Farrell, actor and human rights activist; Renny Cushing, Director of Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation; Bryan Stevenson…

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Nov 12, 1998

The US Death Penalty and International Law: US Compliance with the Torture and Race Conventions

Ford Foundation Symposium November 12, 1998 by Richard C. Dieter, Esq. Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center Introduction The U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (the Torture Convention) was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on December 10, 19841 and ratified by the United States ten years later. In all, 176 countries have either ratified or signed the torture convention. The thrust of this treaty…