Why the Death Penalty Should be Abolished in the United States€¦ · Persuade Bridgeport Post:...
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Challenging the death
penalty in California --
overcoming emotion, myth
and the usual suspects
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Organize
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Research
September 2011 poll by Public Policy Institute of California
(PPIC)
Asked Californians which sentence they preferred as the
punishment for first-degree murder.
54% Prefer life imprisonment with no possibility of
parole
39% Prefer the death penalty
Poll found support for life without parole is strong in
communities of color:
Latinos - 67% prefer life imprisonment
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Collaborate
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Consider
ABOLISH REPEAL REPLACE END
HUMAN RIGHTS TORTURE INTERNATIONAL LAW
CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT RACISM POVERTY
WWJD PUBLIC SAFETY MENTAL ILLNESS ABUSE
COST BAD LAWYERS PERMANENT IMPRISONMENT
VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DETERRENCE INNOCENCE
JUNK SCIENCE FORGIVENESS DNA JUSTICE
REHABILITATION LWOP DEATH IN PRISON
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Refine
ABOLISH REPEAL REPLACE END
HUMAN RIGHTS TORTURE INTERNATIONAL LAW
CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT RACISM POVERTY
WWJD PUBLIC SAFETY MENTAL ILLNESS ABUSE
COST BAD LAWYERS PERMANENT IMPRISONMENT
VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DETERRENCE INNOCENCE
JUNK SCIENCE FORGIVENESS DNA JUSTICE
REHABILITATION LWOP DEATH IN PRISON
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Articulate
On August 29, 2011, a group of lawenforcement professionals, crime victimadvocates, and individuals exoneratedfrom wrongful conviction, launched theSAFE California Campaign, to put beforethe voters on November 6, 2012 aninitiative that will replace the deathpenalty with life in prison without thepossibility of parole.
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Inform
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Educate
DNA evidence has resulted in over 250 exonerations in 34 states since 1989.
17 of those exonerations were from death row.
DNA is available in only 5-10% of cases
Wrongful convictions: 75% involve bad ID, 50% involve “junk science,” 25% false confessions
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Emphasize
SAFETY
COST
INNOCENCE
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Communicate
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Persuade
Seeking an End to an Execution Law They Once Championed
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Communicate
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Persuade
Bridgeport Post: Death Penalty Foes Make Their Case
WFSB-TV 3: Victims' Families Seek Death Penalty Repeal
New Haven Register: Victims' families call for CT to repeal death penalty
(includes video)
The Day: Survivors say death penalty does little to help them heal
Hartford Courant: Victims' Family Members Want Capital Punishment
Repealed
Courant Columnist Helen Ubinas: Now's the Time for a Real Debate on
Death Penalty
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Persuade
The Death Penalty Is in the Sights of One Innocent Man
Falsely convicted Franky Carrillo lives to replace the Death Penalty
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WIN !!!
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WIN !!!
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why didn’t we?
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we are the world
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With a little help from our friends….
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21 November 2013
Wadham College, Oxford
Elizabeth Zitrin
Vice President
World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
WorldCoalition.org