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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supported efforts to abolish the death penalty in Washington.
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL advocated for the abolition of the death penalty in Virginia and opposed earlier efforts to expand the state's ability to carry out executions.
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supports abolition of the death penalty in Utah and all other states that continue to utilize it.
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supports abolition of the death penalty in Ohio and all other states that continue to utilize it. 
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supported efforts to repeal the death penalty in New Hampshire.
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supports abolition of the death penalty in Nevada and all other states that continue to utilize it.
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supports abolition of the death penalty in Louisiana and all other states that continue to utilize it. 
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    Death Penalty

    NACDL supported efforts to abolish the death penalty in Delaware.
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    Race and the Death Penalty

    “Even under the most sophisticated death penalty statutes, race continues to play a major role in determining who shall live and who shall die. Perhaps it should not be surprising that the biases and prejudices that infect society generally would influence the determination of who is sentenced to death.” – Supreme Court Justice Harry Blackmun (1994)

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    Other NACDL Death Penalty Resources

    Links to other death penalty-related resources at NACDL.org.
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    Book Review: Until I Could Be Sure by George H. Ryan Sr. with Maurice Possley

    This month Tony Bornstein reviews Until I Could Be Sure: How I Stopped the Death Penalty in Illinois by George H. Ryan Sr. with Maurice Possley.
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    Death Penalty

    Does the death penalty serve as a deterrent for crime? The research says no. Leading criminologists overwhelmingly agree that there is no evidence capital punishment deters violent crimes. Not only is the death penalty unjust and inconsistent with the fallibility of our criminal legal system, but application of the death penalty is racially biased.
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    Using Lessons from the Capital Arena for Sentencing Advocacy in All Cases

    Over time, advocates in the capital defense arena have figured out which strategies work and which do not work. Defense lawyers in noncapital cases can learn from the strategies developed during several decades of capital representation. They can incorporate these strategies into sentencing advocacy for clients charged with drug offenses, noncapital murder, or any other crime. In noncapital cases, the offender is more likely someday to be released and returned to society. This requires more focus on development and resources for the offender that will facilitate a smooth re-entry.
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    Inside NACDL: Mercy on Death Row

    Mercy does not surface often on death row. That is what makes the story of Jason McGehee so remarkable.
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    Capital Cases

    In United States v. Fell, a district judge in Vermont concluded that the federal death penalty is arbitrary and biased, but only the Supreme Court can rule it unconstitutional.