May 15, 2020
ACLU Applauds Closing of Death Row in Oregon
SALEM, Ore.– The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) announced that the state will close its death row at the Oregon State Penitentiary, where more than two dozen inmates are ...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Feb 26, 2020
ACLU Statement on Colorado’s Vote to Become 22nd State to Repeal the Death Penalty
DENVER – After a nine-month, community-led campaign, hours of emotional testimony and much debate, SB20-100 — the bill to repeal the death penalty in Colorado — passed its th...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Feb 13, 2020
ACLU of Oklahoma Statement on State Officials’ Announcement To Resume Executions
OKLAHOMA CITY — In response to today’s update on execution protocol by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Attorney General Mike Hunter, and Department of Corrections Director Scott Crow, the AC...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Feb 12, 2020
Wyoming Legislators Will Not Consider Death Penalty Repeal Bill This Year
Today, with a 37-23 vote, the Wyoming House of Representatives narrowly missed meeting the 2/3 super majority of votes required to consider House Bill 166, legislation that would r...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Feb 10, 2020
Bill to Repeal Death Penalty in Wyoming Filed Today
With 40 co-sponsors, Rep. Jared Olsen (R-Cheyenne) filed House Bill 166, legislation that would repeal the death penalty in Wyoming. The bill will need the support of 2/3 of House ...
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
Jan 23, 2020
ACLU, Innocence Project Demand DNA, Fingerprint Tests That Could Exonerate Ledell Lee, Executed by Arkansas in 2017
New Analysis by Top Forensic Experts Provides Powerful New Evidence Supporting Lee’s Longtime Claim That He Was Innocent of 1993 Murder
Issue Areas: Capital Punishment
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