Jurisdictions with no recent executions
Although the United States is considered a death penalty country, executions are rare or non-existent in much of the nation. Twenty-five of 53 jurisdictions in the U.S. (50 states, the District of...
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Colorado Governor Grants Unconditional Pardon Based on Innocence to Inmate...
On January 7, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter granted a full and unconditional posthumous pardon to Joe Arridy, who had been convicted and executed as an accomplice to a murder that occurred in 1936. The...
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NEW RESOURCES: Five New States Added to State Information Pages
DPIC is pleased to announce the addition of five more states to our State Information Pages. Information is now available for 25 states, including the latest entries: Arizona, Colorado, Delaware,...
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DPIC RESOURCES: New State Pages Now Available
DPIC is pleased to announce the completion of our State Information Pages for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These state profiles provide historical and current information on the death...
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The Angolite Tells the Story of a Wrongful Execution in Colorado
A recent issue of The Angolite, a magazine published by prison inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, highlights the story of Joe Arridy, who was executed in 1939 in Colorado. Arridy...
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STUDIES: Colorado's Death Penalty Rarely Applied and Arbitrary
A new study conducted by law professors Justin Marceau (left) and Sam Kamin (middle) of the University of Denver and Wanda Foglia (right) of Rowan University found that the death penalty in Colorado is...
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NEW VOICES: Colorado District Attorney Says Death Penalty Costly, Time...
In a recent op-ed in Colorado's Daily Camera, Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett expressed his concerns about the death penalty, as the state prepares to consider its repeal. Garnett said,...
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Many States to Consider Death Penalty Abolition and Reform in 2013
As legislative sessions begin across the country, legislators in several states have proposed bills to abolish or reform the death penalty in 2013. In Alabama, Sen. Hank Sanders will introduce bills to...
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NEW VOICES: Father of Slain Corrections Officer Reverses Course on Death Penalty
In a recent op-ed, the father of slain Colorado corrections officer Eric Autobee (pictured) explained why he no longer supported the death penalty and is working for its repeal. Writing in thePueblo...
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The Changing Face of the Death Penalty in American Politics
A recent column in The Economistexamined the growing number of governors and other political leaders in the U.S. who are challenging the death penalty. In Arkansas, Governor Mike Beebe (pictured)...
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STUDIES: Colorado's Death Penalty Applied Arbitrarily
A recent study of Colorado’s death penalty concluded that the punishment is applied so rarely and without clear statutory standards as to render it constitutionally unfair. Professors Justin Marceau...
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NEW VOICES: Retired Colorado Judge Changes Mind on Death Penalty
Leland Anderson served as a judge in Jefferson County, Colorado, sentencing one man to death while sparing another. In a recent op-ed in The Denver Post, Anderson wrote how those cases affected him:...
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RECENT LEGISLATION: Death Penalty Repeal Passes Delaware Senate; Defeated in...
On March 26, Delaware's Senate passed (11-10) a bill to repeal the death penalty, after amending it to exclude current death row inmates. Those who testified in support of the repeal cited racial...
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NEW VOICES: Questioning the Decision to Seek the Death Penalty Against James...
Criminal Justice Professor James Acker of the University at Albany recently discussed the decision by the District Attorney to seek the death penalty against James Holmes, the man accused of killing 12...
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NEW VOICES: Former Law Enforcement Officials, Judges, Faith Leaders Urge...
On May 6, more than 20 former judges and prosecutors, religious leaders, mental health experts, and many others called on Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (pictured) to commute Nathan Dunlap's death...
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EDITORIALS: Colorado Case Raises Doubts About Entire Death Penalty System
Colorado recently set an execution date in August for Nathan Dunlap, who has been convicted of multiple murders. This would be first execution in the state in 16 years. In an editorial, the Aurora...
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NEW VOICES: Former Prosecutor Calls for Clemency in Upcoming Colorado Execution
The former Chief Deputy District Attorney from the county that prosecuted Nathan Dunlap has called on Colorado's governorto commute his death sentence to life without parole. Richard Bloch (pictured),...
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Colorado Governor Indefinitely Stays Execution Over Concerns About Flawed System
On May 22, Governor John Hickenlooper of Colorado granted an indefinite stay of execution to Nathan Dunlap, who was facing execution in August. In his Executive Order, the governor expressed concerns...
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