Death Penalty Focus

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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 Echols
Damien 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]



Italian Catholics Changed My Perspective on the Death PenaltyI was not always against the death penalty. Like earthquakes, I accepted the death penalty as part of life in California. Growing up as a Catholic in Modesto, and then attending college at UCLA, including attending services at the Newman Center, I never heard my parents, teachers or priests talk ... [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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