by Mandie Sellars | Jan 10, 2019 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty, Uncategorized
By CJPC Intern Lily Walter The debate over the death penalty has long been about morality. Those in favor argue that the punishment must fit the crime, and that the taking of the life deserves the loss of one’s life. Those opposed argue that we cannot be the arbiters...
by Mandie Sellars | Aug 15, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
Poetic Justice, the Carolina Justice Policy Center’s inaugural annual fundraiser held last month, was not only educational, it was also a profoundly moving experience for both the audience and speakers. This powerful event paired spoken word artists with...
by Mandie Sellars | Jun 7, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
On May 20, Nicholas Kristof wrote the longest opinion piece in New York Times history about Kevin Cooper, a California death row prisoner. Evidence in his case suggests that he was framed by evidence planted by the San Bernadino police. Kristof spoke with Robert...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
The North Carolina state bar has launched an investigation against Florida lawyer Patrick Megaro for his treatment of two North Carolina exonerees, one of whom was exonerated from death row. Henry McCollum and his half-brother Leon served decades in prison for the...
by Mandie Sellars | May 9, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
On April 26, 2018, The Equal Justice Initiative opened the Memorial for Peace and Justice. It also opened the Legacy Museum, which tells the stories of the over 4,000 people killed by racial terror lynchings in the century after the Civil War. The museum highlights...
by Mandie Sellars | May 1, 2018 | CJPC News, Ending the Death Penalty
The University of Virginia School of Law has created a new online resource that allows users to explore death penalty practices in the United States from 1991 to 2017. The resource consists of an interactive map that provides data about the number of death sentences...
