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Abolish the Death Penalty: Marie Deans - RIP

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“As we were about to finish the class this young girl raised her hand and said, ‘You have changed by mind. You have got to get around everywhere, you have got to give everybody this message.�...

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"Shouting from the Rooftops " on World Day Against the Death Penalty October 8, 2009 October 10th marks the sixth anniversary of World Day Against the Death Penalty, an event begun by the World ...

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On what would have been his 82nd Birthday, NCADP presents this guest commentary about Cesar E. Chavez , by Magdaleno Leno Rose-Avila , NCADP's Death Penalty Abolitionist of the Year, 1994. C...

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On Wednesday the Montana House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the death penalty repeal bill in that state. Click here for coverage from the Helena Independent Record . The committee is exp...

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Last Friday, March 13, 2009, as I sat in the gallery of the New Mexico Senate listening to that body debate whether to pass a bill to repeal New Mexico’s death penalty statute, I felt very mu...

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For Immediate Release Contact: Gilbert Gallegos March 18, 2009 505.476.2217 Governor Bill Richardson Signs Repeal of the Death Penalty SANTA FE – Governor Bill Richardson today signed House ...

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The Albuquerque Journal started this poll sometime before midnight on the evening of March 16, 2009. On-line polls are notoriously unscientific - a measure of people who happen upon them and ca...

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For Immediate Release Contact: Caitlin Kelleher March 17, 2009 505.476.2299 GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON CONTINUES TO HEAR FROM NEW MEXICANS TODAY ON HB 285 SANTA FE – Governor Bill Richard...

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Earlier today, Friday, March 13, 2009, The New Mexico Senate voted 24-18 to repeal the death penalty in New Mexico and replace it with a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole. ...

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March 1, Michigan Death Penalty Abolition Day, marks the anniversary of the date in 1847 in which the State of Michigan officially became the first English-speaking territory in the world to abol...

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When is the last time a sitting governor led a march to advocate for the abolition of the death penalty? It's never happened before today. Bravo, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley! From the Bal...

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The street outside the First United Methodist Church in Austin, just a block up from the TX capitol bldg and location of the TCADP annual conference, has been re-named for the weekend in honor ...

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At a hearing before Maryland's Senate Judicial Practices Committee on February 18, 2009, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley testified in support of the bill he sponsored to repeal that state's dea...

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Marietta Jeager-Lane Reports: As you may already know, MT's Senate Judiciary Committee passed our abolition bill, SB236, on to the Senate Floor, 7-5. The bill will be debated Monday afternoon, 2...

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The NM Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty's Lobby Day was Monday (Feb. 9) at the Roundhouse (NM's Capitol Building). More than 225 people from around the state came to Santa Fe for a press co...

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I took the following images with my phone on Friday, February 6 at the New Mexico State Capitol, which incidentally is a very cool building with a fabulous display of all kinds of art - everywher...

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I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering what to expect from the next administration following what is expected from the Democratic electoral victory. Speaking strictly for me, and letting oth...

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Once again, top of the front page.... Montana Standard - Death Penalty Opponents Speak from Experiences

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The Montana Journey continues to touch hearts and minds throughout the state. On Sunday evening I moderated an event at the University of Montana - Western featuring Murder Victim Family Members ...

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The Montana Abolition Coalition is hosting the Montana Journey of Hope ...From Violence to Healing, starting yesterday with an event at Carroll College in Helena. Today we got up and drove to Bo...

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Rachel King: 1963 - 2008 It is with sadness that we report the passing of our friend and colleague, Rachel King, on August 25, 2008 after a long and valiant struggle with cancer. Rachel wa...

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