Special counsel @PhillipsBlackPr; Director, DP Policy Project; adjunct prof. @TempleLaw. B.A. @Penn; J.D. @GeorgetownLaw. Formerly @DPInfoCtr Exec. Dir.
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Robert Dunham retweeted
“This is the kind of misconduct that leads to increasing public distrust for capital punishment, and I think that it will continue the national trend that we’re seeing away from support for the death penalty,”
#NoDeathPenaltyPA @RDunhamDP @WTIUSA
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Robert Dunham retweeted
🎙 Episode 11 of the “Tuesdays Against Execution” Podcast
In Episode 11, we had a powerful conversation with Mr. Dunham @RDunhamDP . Only 15 minutes are published here, so I invite you to watch the full episode on our YouTube channel below and subscribe to help amplify this campaign’s voice.
youtu.be/HuHpQWiNsdI
Mr. @RDunhamDP , a leading U.S. death penalty expert, explains why public support for executions is at a 50-year low and how structural racism and inequality still shape who ends up on death row.
He is a former Executive Director of the @DPInfoCtr Death Penalty Information Center and now the Director of the @DeathPenaltyP . He emphasizes that in a truly fair democracy, with fair trials, just prosecutions, and proper court review, death sentences are far less common, and wrongful convictions can be overturned.
Mr. Dunham also stresses that criminalizing political opinion violates international norms. He points out that Iranian law uses vague charges like enmity against God and corruption on earth to silence dissent and repress political opposition.
#StopExecutionsInIran
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Robert Dunham retweeted
STARTING TOMORROW...
Seeking Death: A special investigation between @ABC15 and @propublica.
We're exposing the extreme secrecy with how Maricopa County selects death penalty cases.
A committee with secret members and secret votes.
The cases they pick rarely end in death.
Robert Dunham retweeted
Powerful words from @RobertRoberson's attorney Gretchen Sween: "It is not shocking that the criminal justice system failed Mr. Roberson so badly. What’s shocking is that, so far, the system has been unable to correct itself."
BRKG ATTY STMT: TX Board of Pardons & Paroles denies clemency for #RobertRoberson, an innocent father with autism. Roberson is scheduled for execution tomorrow. Gov. Abbott can still grant a 30 day reprieve; #SCOTUS can stay scheduled execution. More here: tinyurl.com/3jy74wvr
Robert Dunham retweeted
Daniel Gwynn and Kerry Max Cook were also exonerated this year. Take a look below for more statistics and a powerful quote from @RDunhamDP.
Make sure you sign up to our Autumn Training to learn more about the US justice system and the far-reaching impact of the death penalty.
Robert Dunham retweeted
Shareef Cousin, @WTIUSA member and exoneree who was wrongfully convicted and spent 3 years on death row in Louisiana, delivered a keynote address for the Quattrone Center's symposium"From Anguish to Action: Improving Criminal System Accuracy." witnesstoinnocence.org/singl…
Robert Dunham retweeted
Texas plans to execute Andre Thomas, a schizophrenic man who removed both of his eyes.
"He is perhaps the most mentally ill person on Texas' Death Row ... executing this blind man, guiding him to the gurney would be nothing but a ghastly spectacle."
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Robert Dunham retweeted
The dichotomy between tonight’s execution of Ramirez— robbery gone bad in 2004–as compared to prosecutors’ decision not to seek death against a serial killer of 4 people illustrates injustice of death penalty. People are executed for crimes current DAs would not try for death.
Laredo, Texas DA agrees with victims' families not to seek death penalty against U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of killing four women. lmtonline.com/local/article/… @lmtonline @LMTCesar @TCADPdotORG @DPInfoCtr
Robert Dunham retweeted
We might later be returning to this tweet. This is definitely not something you want a DOC person to be saying on an execution night. (Re: Joe Nathan James in Alabama.)
Robert Dunham retweeted
Clemency hearing dates announced for 6 Oklahoma death row prisoners. kjrh.com/news/local-news/cle… @kjrh @RDunhamDPIC #deathpenalty
Robert Dunham retweeted
Arizona won't tell Clarence Dixon when the drugs it plans to kill him with will expire. His attorneys fear they may be contaminated or losing potency, and they are seeking a court order to delay his May 11 execution until the state gives up the receipts. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
Robert Dunham retweeted
Just one week away: HRI's annual Drinan Lecture on Human Rights! Our Chair, @diannrt5, will be speaking about "Race, the Death Penalty, and the Foundations of American Democracy". Register here: eventbrite.com/e/race-the-de…
🗓️ - March 29
⏰- 3:30 pm
🏢 - 500 1st St NW, 9th Floor
Robert Dunham retweeted
Oklahoma County — where Oklahoma City is — now has the distinction of being in a tie for the third-most executions in America in the last half-century.
Graphic/analysis from: @DPInfoCtr
Robert Dunham retweeted
After executing two human beings in 2021, Oklahoma has surpassed Virginia as the state that’s carried out the second-most executions since 1976, according to a year-end report from the @DPInfoCtr (Death Penalty Information Center). theblackwallsttimes.com/2022…
Robert Dunham retweeted
Despite persistent problems with its execution protocols, Oklahoma is set to kill six men between December and March 2022.
“Oklahoma has had six years to think about how not to botch an execution, and they squandered it,” said @RDunhamDPIC of @DPInfoCtr. interc.pt/3ciIzGA
Robert Dunham retweeted
#Deathpenalty: official misconduct found in most of 185 death row exonerations, per @deathpenalty info analysis. New report here: deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-a…
Robert Dunham retweeted
"About 56% of registered voters said they were in favor of ending the #deathpenalty." @WasonCenter @VADP @DPInfoCtr #Virginia
Poll Shows That Most Virginians Support Legalizing Pot And Abolishing The #DeathPenalty. dcist.com/story/21/02/02/mos… @DCist @DaniellaCheslow @WasonCenter @VADP @DPInfoCtr
Robert Dunham retweeted
We've been reviewing major developments in the #deathpenalty in the U.S. last year through our @DPInfoCtr infographic series, #TheDeathPenaltyIn2020. For those who missed the earlier installments, here's a review to date.
Robert Dunham retweeted
In October, the EU marks World & European Day Against the #DeathPenalty.
This year, join us for a virtual film screening of "Just Mercy" + talk w/ @EUAmbUS, @RDunhamDPIC & @WTIUSA on capital punishment in the U.S.
▶️bit.ly/EUAgainstDP #AbolishDeathPenalty #EU4HumanRights
Robert Dunham retweeted
At last: Charges were dismissed in Arkansas against CWC client Tina Jimerson, who spent 27 years wrongfully imprisoned. Andrea Lewis Hartung @alewhart, along with our late director Karen Daniel, led Tina’s case to victory. We celebrate Tina’s exoneration and honor Karen’s legacy.
