Curtis McCarty Shares His Story
Death row exoneree Curtis McCarty shared his story with three Nebraska communities last week, making stops in North Platte, Lexington,...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- May 2, 2014
- 1 min
New Hampshire Comes Close to Repeal
Two weeks ago, New Hampshire came within one vote of ending the death penalty. The state Senate voted 12-12 on a bill that would have...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Apr 21, 2014
- 1 min
Kansas Studies High Death Penalty Costs
A new study by the Kansas Judicial Council has revealed a serious disparity in cost between regular trials and death penalty trials. The...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Apr 9, 2014
- 1 min
Good News for National Crime Victims' Rights Week
Last weekend Maryland became the second state, after Illinois in 2011, to allocate part of its budget savings after abolishing the death...
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Stacy Anderson
- Apr 3, 2014
- 1 min
Support for Death Penalty Continues to Decline
Yet another recent study indicates that support for the death penalty is on the decline, while its significant risk to the wrongfully...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Apr 3, 2014
- 1 min
Review of "Death Row Stories"
If you have been keeping up with television lately, then you are probably already aware of CNN’s documentary series “Death Row Stories.”...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Mar 20, 2014
- 2 min
Innocence in the News
Last Tuesday, Glenn Ford became the 144th innocent person to be exonerated from death row. Ford’s case is yet another example of the...
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Stacy Anderson
- Mar 20, 2014
- 1 min
New Hampshire Moves Closer to Abolition!
New Hampshire is now even closer to becoming the 19th state to abolish the death penalty, and the seventh in the past 7 years. Last...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Mar 6, 2014
- 1 min
Evidence of Innocence Grows in TX Execution
Cameron Todd Willingham was executed by the state of Texas in 2004 for allegedly murdering his three daughters by setting fire to his...
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Stacy Anderson
- Feb 20, 2014
- 1 min
Read Bud Welch's Story Online
Last fall, Bud Welch visited Nebraska to share his personal story with us at our annual reception and silent auction. Bud lost his...
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Stacy Anderson
- Feb 20, 2014
- 1 min
Maryland Supports Victims' Families
Last year, the state of Maryland took a huge step towards better supporting murder victims’ families by abolishing the death penalty....
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Feb 20, 2014
- 1 min
Big Steps Forward in Washington and New Hampshire
Last week saw two states on opposite ends of the country take large steps forward towards death penalty abolition. In Washington,...
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Stacy Anderson
- Feb 6, 2014
- 1 min
2013 Sees Record Number of Exonerations
More innocent people were released from prison last year than in any year before. In 2013 alone, 87 innocent people were exonerated in...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Jan 23, 2014
- 2 min
Nebraska's Neighbors Move Toward Abolition
In the past two weeks, our neighbors in both South Dakota and Kansas have taken important first steps toward abolishing the failed death...
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Ahmad Arraseef
- Jan 23, 2014
- 1 min
Troy Davis Panel Discussion 1/28
NADP will participate in a discussion panel on the death penalty next Tuesday evening at 7:00 in the City Campus Union at the University...
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Stacy Anderson
- Dec 12, 2013
- 1 min
Good News out of South Dakota!
Just like Nebraskans, our neighbors in South Dakota are becoming frustrated with the cost of the death penalty and the risks it poses to...
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Stacy Anderson
- Oct 31, 2013
- 1 min
The Latest News on Lethal Injection
You may have heard the recent news that Nebraska will soon begin looking for a new lethal injection protocol in order to maintain the...
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Stacy Anderson
- Oct 17, 2013
- 1 min
"Where Justice and Mercy Meet"
The Catholic University of America and the Catholic Mobilizing Network to End the Use of the Death Penalty are sponsoring a free...
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Stacy Anderson
- Oct 3, 2013
- 1 min
New Death Penalty Information Center Study
Did you know that the majority of all death row inmates nationwide come from just 2% of counties? A new study by the Death Penalty...
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Stacy Anderson
- Oct 3, 2013
- 1 min
October is Respect Life Month
This October, the Catholic Church throughout the United States will observe Respect Life Month. This is the 42nd year that the Catholic...
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