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Job OpportunityAs of September 1st, Death Penalty Focus has launched a comprehensive national search for a new Executive Director. We are committed to an open and transparent process and are widely publicizing the position.  [Read More]


Innocence Matters:
Act Now to Save Damien EcholsDamien Echols is on Arkansas? death row. He was convicted of murdering three eight-year old boys, despite an absence of physical evidence, weapon, or motive. Now, 15 years later, new DNA evidence has emerged that could absolve Damien beyond a reasonable doubt. Yet, the state of Arkansas is ... [Read More]


Cut This: The Death Penalty VideoWe know that advocates and community members from across the state are fighting to ensure that the vital social services that make the safety net for California's most vulnerable populations aren't slashed. We're here with a small piece of the solution. Need to cut something? Cut this: the death ... byStefanie [Read More]
California Warden Now Believes that Executions Don't Make us SaferI worked in corrections for 30 years, starting as a correctional officer and working my way up to warden at San Quentin and then on to the top job in the state -- director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. During those years, I came to believe that the death penalty ... [Read More]
Clergy and Faith Community Mobilization ProjectThis project seeks to identify, energize and mobilize clergy and the faith community in California against the death penalty.  [Read More]
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