challenging the death penalty in california -- overcoming emotion, myth and the usual suspects
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Challenging the death penalty in
California --overcoming emotion, myth and the usual
suspects
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Organize
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Research
September 2011 poll by Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Asked Californians which sentence they preferred as the punishment for first-degree murder.
54% Prefer life imprisonment with no possibility of parole
39% Prefer the death penalty
Poll found support for life without parole is strong in communities of color:
Latinos - 67% prefer life imprisonment
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Collaborate
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Consider
ABOLISH REPEAL REPLACE END
HUMAN RIGHTS TORTURE INTERNATIONAL LAW
CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT RACISM POVERTY
WWJD PUBLIC SAFETY MENTAL ILLNESS ABUSE
COST BAD LAWYERS PERMANENT IMPRISONMENT
VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DETERRENCE INNOCENCE
JUNK SCIENCE FORGIVENESS DNA JUSTICE
REHABILITATION LWOP DEATH IN PRISON
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Refine
ABOLISH REPEAL REPLACE END
HUMAN RIGHTS TORTURE INTERNATIONAL LAW
CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT RACISM POVERTY
WWJD PUBLIC SAFETY MENTAL ILLNESS ABUSE
COST BAD LAWYERS PERMANENT IMPRISONMENT
VICTIMS’ FAMILIES DETERRENCE INNOCENCE
JUNK SCIENCE FORGIVENESS DNA JUSTICE
REHABILITATION LWOP DEATH IN PRISON
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Articulate
On August 29, 2011, a group of law enforcement professionals, crime victim advocates, and individuals exonerated from wrongful conviction, launched the SAFE California Campaign, to put before the voters on November 6, 2012 an initiative that will replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Inform
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Educate
DNA evidence has resulted in over 250 exonerations in 34
states since 1989.
17 of those exonerations were from death row.
DNA is available in only 5-10% of cases
Wrongful convictions: 75% involve bad ID, 50% involve “junk science,” 25% false confessions
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Emphasize
SAFETYCOST
INNOCENCE
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Communicate
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Persuade
Seeking an End to an Execution Law They Once Championed
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Communicate
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Persuade
Bridgeport Post: Death Penalty Foes Make Their Case
WFSB-TV 3: Victims' Families Seek Death Penalty Repeal
New Haven Register: Victims' families call for CT to repeal death penalty (includes video)
The Day: Survivors say death penalty does little to help them heal
Hartford Courant: Victims' Family Members Want Capital Punishment Repealed
Courant Columnist Helen Ubinas: Now's the Time for a Real Debate on Death Penalty
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Communicate
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Persuade
The Death Penalty Is in the Sights of One Innocent ManFalsely convicted Franky Carrillo lives to replace the Death Penalty
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WIN !!!
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WIN !!!
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why didn’t we?
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we are the world
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With a little help from our friends….
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21 November 2013Wadham College, Oxford
Elizabeth ZitrinVice President
World Coalition Against the Death Penalty
WorldCoalition.org