From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/):
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) has added 11 more people to its innocence list. This brings us to the point where for every eight persons executed since the death penalty was reinstated in the 70s, one person has been exonerated. The report includes additional research on the causes of wrongful convictions and the impact on racism in our capital punishment system. Philadelphia, from which six individuals have been exonerated after being wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, is described as an outlier county because of its “abusive pursuit” of the death penalty. There have been 10 death row exonerations in Pennsylvania. Full report here.
Coinciding with the release of DPIC’s report, National Geographic published a feature story on innocence, which is available here. National Geographic has captured beautiful photos of several exonerees and used DPIC data to create some powerful graphics.
Ohio Senators Steven Huffman (R) and Nickie Antonio (D) announced that they are co-leads on a death penalty repeal bill. Ohio could be the 24th state to abolish capital punishment.
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