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The death penalty is the ultimate denial of civil liberties. In the past 35 years, 130 inmates were found to be innocent and released from death row. The ACLU Capital Punishment Project is fighting for the end of the death penalty by supporting moratorium and repeal movements through public education and advocacy. We are engaged in systemic reform of the death penalty process, and case-specific litigation highlighting some of its fundamental flaws.


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Death Penalty : Clemency : Legal Documents

Clemency Letter for Frances Newton (12/03/2004)

Clemency Letter for Thomas Clyde Bowling (12/03/2004)

Clemency Letter for James Allridge (08/17/2004)
James Allridge was executed on August 26, 2004 despite widespread opposition to his execution.

Darnell Williams Clemency Letter (06/25/2004)
Governor Kernan granted clemency commuting Williams' sentence to Life Without Parole on July 2 after the parole board ruled in favor of clemency in a 5-0 vote.

Robert Leroy Bryan Clemency Letter (05/28/2004)
Robert Bryan was executed on June 8, 2004 despite widespread opposition to his execution.

North Carolina Clemency Letter for George Page, STAY GRANTED FEBRUARY 25 (02/18/2004)

Hung Le Clemency Letter/Oklahoma STAY GRANTED FEBRUARY 26 (11/26/2003)

Darnell Williams Clemency Letter (07/17/2003)
Scheduled to be executed on August 1, 2003 by the state of Indiana. Mr. Williams has requested a DNA test to prove that he was not the triggerman, which if true, makes him ineligible for the death penalty.

Clemency letter for Hung Le (04/26/2003)
Hung Tranh Le was executed on March 23, 2004 despite widespread opposition to his execution.

Scott Hain Clemency Letter (03/27/2003)

Clemency letter for Scott Hain (03/26/2003)

Ron Foster Clemency Letter: Mississippi Juvenile to be Executed January 8th (12/31/2002)

Bob Coulson Clemency Letter (06/20/2002)

Wallace Fugate Clemency Letter, EXECUTION STAYED JUNE 2002 (06/15/2002)

Walter Mickens Clemency Letter (06/12/2002)

Daniel Reneau Clemency Letter (06/12/2002)

Johnny Martinez Clemency Letter (05/17/2002)

Ronford Styron Clemency Letter (05/15/2002)

Joseph Amrine Clemency Letter, POTENTIAL INNOCENCE (05/03/2002)

Curtis Moore Clemency Letter, EXECUTION STAYED MAY 2002 (04/29/2002)

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