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The National Death Penalty Abolition Movement & Role of Virginia
May 19, 2020 This was the first in a series of Abolition University education sessions for VADP supporters. This event focused on the National Death Penalty Abolition Movement and the Role of Virginia. Two prominent national abolition leaders joined VADP staff members Michael Stone and Dale Brumfield for this session: Laura Porter, Executive Director at […]
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Death penalty repeal is not just for Democrats
April 3, 2020 Abolishing the death penalty is usually thought of as a Democ...
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Fighting for life (without parole): Death penalty abolitionists see change on the horizon
February 12, 2020 Rachel Sutphin was only 9 years old when her father, Mont...
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Senate bill to end Virginia’s death penalty carried over until next year
February 5, 2020 A bill that would abolish the death penalty in Virginia wa...
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Virginia Prosecutors Call Death Penalty a ‘Failed Government Program’
February 3, 2020 Calling capital punishment a “failed government program,...
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