Entries tagged with “DPIC Testimony”
Oct 07, 2006
Capital Punishment Research Initiative: The Future of Innocence by Richard C. Dieter
Capital Punishment Research Initiative: The Future of Innocence by Richard C. Dieter (October 6 – 7,…
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,…
Feb 07, 2017
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, New Hampshire House of Representatives: Testimony on HB 351 – Making the Killing of a Person Under Age 18 a Capital Offense
Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, New Hampshire House of Representatives: Testimony on HB 351 – Making the Killing of a Person Under Age 18 a Capital Offense by Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center (Concord, February 7,…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Deterrence
,Murder Rates
,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…
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…
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…
Feb 07, 2007
Judiciary Committee — Colorado House of Representatives: Testimony of Richard C. Dieter
Judiciary Committee — Colorado House of Representatives: Testimony of Richard C. Dieter (February 7,…
Feb 10, 2016
Judiciary Committee, Colorado Senate: Testimony on SB 64 — Non-unanimous Juries in Capital Sentencing
Judiciary Committee, Colorado Senate: Testimony on SB 64 — Non-unanimous Juries in Capital Sentencing by Richard C. Dieter, Senior Program Director, Death Penalty Information Center (February 10,…
Executions
Lethal Injection
,Mar 07, 2019
Judiciary Committee, Nebraska Unicameral Legislature: Testimony on LB 238 – A Bill Relating to Witnessing Executions
Judiciary Committee, Nebraska Unicameral Legislature: Testimony on LB 238 – A Bill Relating to Witnessing Executions by Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center (Lincoln, March 7,…
Jan 10, 2006
New Hampshire House Criminal Justice and Safety Committee: Testimony of Richard C. Dieter
New Hampshire House Criminal Justice and Safety Committee: Testimony of Richard C. Dieter (Jan. 10,…
Jul 19, 2006
New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission: Testimony of Richard C. Dieter
New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission: Testimony of Richard C. Dieter (July 19,…
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…
Dec 07, 2005
Speech by Richard C. Dieter given at the International Conference on Human Rights and the Death Penalty
Tokyo, JapanDecember 6 – 7, 2005Next 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 addressing…
Aug 14, 2003
Speech byDPIC Executive Director Richard Dieter at the American Correctional Association Annual Conference
American Correctional AssociationAnnual Conference — Nashville,…
Feb 07, 2006
Supplement Letter for the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights’ Hearing on the Death Penalty
Supplement Letter for the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Property Rights’ Hearing on the Death Penalty (Feb. 7,…
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…
Dec 04, 2009
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Commission to Study the Death Penalty in New Hampshire on costs of the death penalty and related issues
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Commission to Study the Death Penalty in New Hampshire on costs of the death penalty and related issues. (December 4,…
Mar 01, 2012
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Kentucky Standing Committee on Judiciary Hearings on the Costs of the Death Penalty
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Kentucky Standing Committee on Judiciary Hearings on the Costs of the Death Penalty (Frankfort, March 1,…
Sep 05, 2008
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment regarding the costs of the death penalty and related issues
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment regarding the costs of the death penalty and related issues (Sept. 5,…
Mar 13, 2013
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Nebraska Judiciary Committee on the Costs of the Death Penalty
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Nebraska Judiciary Committee on the Costs of the Death Penalty (Lincoln, March 13,…
Jul 07, 2008
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Nevada Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice regarding the costs of the death penalty and related issues
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Nevada Advisory Commission on the Administration of Justice regarding the costs of the death penalty and related issues (July 7, 2008; telephonic…
Jun 07, 2010
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Pennsylvania Senate Government Management and Cost Study Commission on the costs of the death penalty and its lack of return.
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center, before the Pennsylvania Senate Government Management and Cost Study Commission on the costs of the death penalty and its lack of return. (Harrisburg, June 7,…
Apr 18, 2002
Testimony of Richard Dieter Before the Legislative Commission Subcommittee to Study the Death Penalty
Testimony ofRichard C. DieterExecutive Director, Death Penalty Information CenterBefore theLegislative Commission’s Subcommittee to Studythe Death Penalty and Related DNA…
Jun 11, 2015
Testimony of Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee in connection with Pennsylvania’s death penalty moratorium
Testimony of Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center before the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee in connection with Pennsylvania’s death penalty moratorium (Harrisburg, June 11,…
Feb 01, 2007
The Death Penalty in the United States: Strategies for Change by Richard C. Dieter at the World Congress on the Death Penalty
The Death Penalty in the United States: Strategies for Change (visuals) by Richard C. Dieter at the World Congress on the Death Penalty (February 1,…
Jun 23, 2016
The State of the Death Penalty in the United States (visuals)
The State of the Death Penalty in the United States (visuals) by Robert Brett Dunham, Executive Director, Death Penalty Information Center at the Sixth World Congress on the Death Penalty (Oslo, Norway, June 23,…
Policy Issues
Human Rights
,Intellectual Disability
,International
,Juveniles
,Race
,Methods of Execution
,Foreign Nationals
,Time on Death Row
,Nov 12, 1998
The US Death Penalty and International Law: US Compliance with the Torture and Race Conventions
Ford Foundation SymposiumNovember 12, 1998by Richard C. Dieter, Esq. Executive Director, Death Penalty Information…
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…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Jul 02, 2006
Tipping the Scales: Supreme Court Fails to Recognize Danger of Executing the Innocent
The Anniston StarSection: OpinionJuly 2, 2006Author: Richard C. DieterSpecial to The StarIn 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 penalty in…