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NM Repeal, based in Santa Fe, seeks to have
legislation enacted to repeal the death penalty in New Mexico. We
speak with NM Repeal Director Kathleen MacRae and Marie Ellis of
Albuquerque, who opposes the death penalty despite the tragic loss of
her son as a murder victim.
The New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty is a
nonprofit alliance of organizations and individuals committed to
complete repeal of the death penalty. We provide accurate information,
advocate meaningful public policy and mobilize others who share our
goals. We also work to educate New Mexico citizens, elected officials
and community leaders about the facts of the death penalty.
Death Penalty:
The death penalty is the ultimate denial of civil liberties. In the
past 30 years, 123 inmates were found to be innocent and released from
death row.
From an address
by Gov Ryan of Illinois 3 June 2002 at a
Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life event at
University of Chicago Divinity School
When the thirteenth inmate was exonerated,
I did the only thing I could do,
the only thing any governor could do -
I halted executions.
These organizations are mentioned in the interview
Murder Victims'
Families for Reconciliation
MVFR is a national organization of family members of both homicide and
state killings who oppose the death penalty in all cases.
New
Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission
This state agency can provide finacial, counseling, and other
assistance to qualifying victims who have suffered physical injury or
extreme mental distress as a result of crimes against them.
These links were compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center.
All are oriented toward assisting victims of crime. Additional
information on these resources is available at the DPIC website and via these links.
Click
here for New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty Click
ACLU Execution Watch Click here for The Innocence Project. 187 inmates have been
exonerated for capital and non-capital crimes via IP. IP uses DNA
testing that can prove innocense conclusively. The site Includes
links to many local IPs.
Click here for
1999 five part Chicago Tribune series - Failure of the
death penalty in Illinois "where errors and incompe- tence
rule and justice often is absent."
Click here for Northwestern School of Law Center on
Wrongful Convictions. CWC addresses issues of fairness and
justice in all criminal cases as well as sentencing reform.
Additional
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