From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): It’s time for a closer look. The report of the bipartisan Task Force and Advisory Committee on Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania identified serious and systemic flaws in the system, including the … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.padp.org/): Join us for an examination of the death penalty. We’ll be screening In the Executioner’s Shadow, sharing information about the death penalty, and engaging in a Q&A session. “It is the … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.padp.org): Join us for an examination of the death penalty. We’ll be screening In the Executioner’s Shadow, sharing information about the death penalty, and engaging in a Q&A session. “It is the … Continued
Posted at http://www.wesa.fm/post/pa-supreme-court-consider-putting-end-death-penalty#stream/0 By AN-LI HERRING KIICHIRO SATO / AP The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh whether to block the use of the death penalty unless the state overhauls how it is imposed. In an order Monday, the court said it will consider … Continued
From Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (http://www.pa-abolitionists.org/): Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (PADP) invites you to co-host an event focusing on the death penalty. The tragedy at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue, the election season, the … Continued
“Has the death penalty evolved into an anachronism?” asked a panel at the August 2, 2018 American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago. Moderator Ronald Tabak, chair of the ABA Death Penalty Committee, and panelists Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of … Continued
Updated 3:07 PM; Posted 11:10 AM A recent report by the Joint State Government Commission on capital punishment in Pennsylvania recommends numerous policy changes. (pennlive.com file photo) By Express-Times guest columnist By David Rose As an opponent of the death penalty, I was pleased to … Continued
With Special Guests Sister Helen Prejean Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Barry Scheck Mary Gay Scanlon & over 20 Death Row Exonerees November 15, 2018, 6:00-8:00 pm Ballard Spahr, LLP, 1735 Market Street, PHILADELPHIA View Full Event Details 15 for 15 Honorees … Continued
New York Times By Elisabetta Povoledo and Laurie Goodstein Aug. 2, 2018 ROME — Pope Francis has declared that the death penalty is wrong in all cases, a definitive change in church teaching that is likely to challenge faithful Catholic politicians, judges and … Continued