http://www.deathpenalty.org/ http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=275 At a pivotal moment in the debate over capital punishment, a new report finds that California's death penalty system is "dysfunctional" and "close to collapse." 2008-07-08 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=274 As a deputy district attorney in Alameda County, I once argued to put a young man to death. But I won't do it again. Our limited resources could be better spent on programs that focus on stopping violence before it starts, such as preventing child abuse and drug addiction - programs that will prevent another child from becoming the next Demarcus Ralls. 2008-07-08 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=271 Imagine you are ten. Imagine your father. A black hood covers his head. A rope around his neck. His arms, tied behind his back. The floor opens. The rope snaps. He's dead. Period. 2008-07-08 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=270 A new report by the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice has found that the death penalty costs California taxpayers $137 million dollars each year. This is a shameful waste of California's scarce public safety resources -- and our tax dollars. 2008-07-01 http://www.deathpenalty.org//downloads/CCFAJ report press release 080630.pdf Advocates for alternatives call for replacing the death penalty with permanent imprisonment 2008-07-01 http://www.deathpenalty.org//downloads/CCFAJ report press release 080630-spanish.pdf Partidarios de alternativas quieren que la Pena de Muerte se remplace por Encarcelamiento Permanente 2008-07-01 http://www.deathpenalty.org//downloads/CCFAJ June 30.2008 CCV press release.pdf Commission Report Highlights Many Problems with California’s Death Penalty and Encourages Californians to Consider Alternatives 2008-07-01 http://www.deathpenalty.org//downloads/Nancy Oliveira SF Chron June 30.2008 What we sacrifice on Death Row.pdf 2008-07-01 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=266 The death penalty is overdue for examination as a public policy - its burdens and alleged benefits should be fairly weighed. For many years, we have only considered the death penalty in theory - whether it might be appropriate for the most horrible crime. But the death penalty in practice is what needs to be examined. 2008-07-01 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=265 CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE FAIR ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR RELEASE OF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEATH PENALTY IN CALIFORNIA. 2008-06-26 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=264 As an African American women living in Oakland, whose brother was murdered, I strongly oppose the death penalty. More than anything, I want to live in a safe community; a community where my six sons and my daughter are able to pursue all of theirs dreams without fear of becoming another number in the city homicide count. 2008-06-26 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=70 Check out the latest edition of DPF's quarterly newsletter for news, currents events, and op-eds. 2008-06-26 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=258 A new report by the CA State Auditor reveals that the proposed death row housing facility will cost far more than originally projected by the CDCR. 2008-06-10 http://www.deathpenalty.org//downloads/Proposed Death Row Costs 6.10.08.pdf 2008-06-10 http://www.deathpenalty.org/article.php?id=257 The Alameda County Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty held a successful Activists Training. 2008-06-08