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The Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. Founded in 1990, the Center promotes informed discussion of the death penalty by preparing in-depth reports, conducting briefings for journalists, and serving as a resource to those working on this issue.

NIJ is the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. We are dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science.

Good place to find specific cases of wrongful convictions. Many of these people spent time on Death Row. Use the site Search function on Death Penalty to find the cases.

The Southern Center for Human Rights is working for equality, dignity, and justice for people impacted by the criminal legal system in the Deep South. They have a whole section on the Death Penalty work that they do.

The Death Penalty Representation Project is the Association’s expert on issues related to the defense effort in death penalty cases. Since 1986 its singular focus has been to improve the quality and availability of legal representation for persons facing possible death sentences.

The use of the death penalty is not consistent with the right to life and the right to live free from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. There is growing consensus for universal abolition of the death penalty. Some 170 States have abolished or introduced a moratorium on the death penalty either in law or in practice. Despite this abolitionist trend, the death penalty is still employed in small number of countries, largely because of the myth that it deters crime.

Full report: https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/death_penalty_representation/dp-policy/2015_my_108b.pdf

BAZE v. REES is a US Supremem Court case from 2008, where the Roberts court affirmed that lethal injection was constitutional way to execute prisoners on Death Rows in the United States.

Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. We conduct public opinion polling, demographic research, content analysis and other data-driven social science research. We do not take policy positions.