Death Penalty
ACLU Says Denial of Clemency for Troy Davis Exemplifies Death Penalty’s Systemic Injustices
9.20.11
Execution in Face of Serious Doubts Unconscionable and Unconstitutional
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ATLANTA – The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles today denied clemency to Troy Davis, despite serious concerns that he was wrongly convicted of killing a police officer in 1989.
“The refusal today by the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant Troy Davis clemency underscores the vast systemic injustices that plague our death penalty system,” said Denny LeBoeuf, director of the ACLU Capital Punishment Project. “No innocent person should ever be put to death, and it is unconscionable and unconstitutional to carry out an execution where, as in Troy’s case, significant doubts exist. The death penalty system in the United States is arbitrary, discriminatory and comes at an enormous cost to taxpayers, and it must be ended.”
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RESTORATION OF THE ANTI-DEATH PENALTY PROJECT
11.10.08
Matt Whalen, Project Director
The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma is proud to announce the revitalization of the ACLU of Oklahoma Anti-Death Penalty Project. This project has been dormant for the past decade and members of this affiliate are very excited to be back on the front lines fighting for an end to this unconstitutional practice. The purpose of the Project is to provide the people of Oklahoma with a resource dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty through continuing public education, lobbying efforts and litigation. The Project will assume a proactive posture in the struggle to abolish the death penalty in our state, and will accomplish this goal through educational presentations, publications and public demonstrations designed to inform individuals, civic leaders and government officials. It consists of five sections that will carry out the objectives of the Project, and is currently being supervised by Project Director Matt Whalen and Legislative Coordinator Tammy Thomas. Each of the five sections will, in turn, be headed by a section chairperson. I will be responsible for coordinating the efforts of the different sections and setting an agenda which will forward the stated purpose of the project, subject, of course, to approval from More >
