ACCR is a non-profit death penalty and juvenile life without parole resource center. We are a creative, unique and effective force for reform.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined February 2013
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See Marc Bookman's latest piece in the Georgetown Law Journal!
The 51st edition of the Annual Review of Criminal Procedure (ARCP), featuring a preface written by Marc Bookman of @Atlantic_Ctr, is now published! Learn more about the ARCP and how to access it on our website: law.georgetown.edu/georgetow…
ACCR Board Member, Bradley Bridge of the Public Defenders, featured in the New York Times. Great article about the incredible movement to free juveniles sentenced to life without parole in Pennsylvania. nytimes.com/2023/08/15/headw…
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Pennsylvania appeals court blocks Cumberland County prosecutors from illegally presenting victim impact testimony in capital resentencing trial of Seifullah Abdul-Salaam.
pennlive.com/news/2023/08/pa… @PennLive @ChasThompson1 @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org #deathpenalty
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The Supreme Court’s ‘anything goes’ attitude on the death penalty. thehill.com/opinion/criminal… @thehill @ljstprof #SCOTUS
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THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: HOW RACE AND POVERTY UNDERMINE FAIRNESS IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS
(from @thenewpress)
Check out Marc Bookman's (@Atlantic_Ctr) review of the latest from Stephen Bright (@YaleLawSch) & @jamesykwak (@southerncenter).
clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/…
How DOJ Made Different Death Penalty Decisions in the Pittsburgh Synagogue and Texas Mall Massacres usnews.com/news/us/articles/…
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Claiming that the death penalty advances police safety is (take your pick depending upon how charitable you want to be):
— false
— nonsense
— disinformation
— myth
— political pandering
— all of the above.
There is ZERO EVIDENCE that the death penalty protects police.
Kentucky AG and gubernatorial candidate Cameron exhibits disregard of the facts in calling for death penalty for those who kill cops “to protect them.” wkyt.com/2023/07/11/cameron-… @WKYT @SamanthaWKYT @kcadp
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Countless former juvenile lifers have become youth mentors, nonprofit leaders, violence interrupters, support-group facilitators, religious leaders, and valuable community members who promote well-being and prevent harm once free from prison. Their freedom has made us safer.
Check out a blog from Marc Bookman on Justice Alito's fishing' trip and other SCOTUS scandals. #deathpenalty #SCOTUS
atlanticcenter.org/blog/2023…
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Pittsburgh synagogue killer has extensive history of mental illness, defense expert testifies. apnews.com/article/pittsburg… @AP @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org @NAMICommunicate @MentalHealthAm @TreatmentAdvCtr @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg #deathpenalty
Opinion: The death penalty should be off the table for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Jury in Pittsburgh to begin sentencing phase in the synagogue shooting trial. npr.org/2023/06/26/118426798… @NPR @MorningEdition @905wesa @ORMorrison @RabbiMarkAsherG @Jews4Abolition @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg #deathpenalty
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Book review — The Fear of Too Much Justice: How Race and Poverty Undermine Fairness in the Criminal Courts. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/… @clcjbooks @southerncenter @Atlantic_Ctr
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Abraham Jacob Bonowitz: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should not be executed. triblive.com/opinion/abraham… @TribLIVE @Jews4Abolition @DeathPenaltyAct @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg #deathpenalty
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There are now over 7,000 more people in federal prisons than when Biden entered office. During his campaign, he said he would cut the prison population by more than half. 🧵
Graph zoomed into changes during this administration -- doesn't begin at zero:
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Today's Tree of Life death penalty trial updates: post-gazette.com/news/crime-… @PittsburghPG @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org
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Pennsylvania prosecutors still seeking death penalty, as @GovernorShapiro vows to continue moratorium on executions. fox43.com/article/news/crime… @fox43 @AlyssaKratzNews @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org
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The death penalty is very much alive and unwell in Pennsylvania. Marc Bookman of @Atlantic_Ctr joins Speaking Freely to explain. Available here or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Think the death penalty doesn't exist in PA? Think again. My friend Marc Bookman of @Atlantic_Ctr breaks it down on the latest episode.
The death penalty is very much alive and unwell in Pennsylvania. Marc Bookman of @Atlantic_Ctr joins Speaking Freely to explain. Available here or wherever you get your podcasts.
aclupa.org/en/publications/l…
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Notably, the political partisans who, without evidence, tried to blame reform prosecutors for murders going up are silent about murders going down. @fjp_org @SmartJusticeCA @ProsAlliance @GeorgeGascon @Atlantic_Ctr @philadao
Homicides Are Falling in Major American Cities. Local officials say pandemic factors that drove up murder rates are receding. wsj.com/articles/homicides-a… @WSJ @ZushaElinson
