OCADP--Why Oppose the Death Penalty?

EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty

Personal Statements & Speeches

Educational Articles
& Reports

Costs

Deterrence

Wrongful Convictions

Inequities

15 Reasons
by Nathaniel Batchelder
Peace House, director
updated 4/2/04

National Facts and Stats

Activist Resources

Addresses of Oklahoma Officials
Governor, Attorney General, Pardon & Parole Board

Oklahoma Legislators by Religious Affiliation
Contact information provided (2001 legislative session)

Governors from the 50 States
Contact information with bios. Includes link to al the Governors' websites

Equal Justice USA state-by-state information

Commutation of 167 Death Sentences in Illinois
Prepared text of speech given by Governor George Ryan, January 10, 2003

Why I Think the Death Penalty is Wrong
by Jessica Landry-Gaters, age 13
(court statement)

Three Hundred Sixty-Five Years
by Kevin Acers

Protestor's Court Statement Regarding the Execution of Jack Dale Walker
by Wes Lee Roberts
(court statement)

Complacency of the Pardon & Parole Board
by Kevin Acers
(court statement)

Dialogue: An Important Part of Death Penalty Education
by Kevin Acers

Speech made by Robin Meyers, Minister at Mayflower Congregational Church, OKC, at the Moratorium Rally, January 29, 2002

State of the State: Time to Think Legacy Again Editorial by Rob Freer, Amnesty International, London

Rethinking the Death Penalty: What Happened to Habeas Corpus?

Letter from Eight Grade Class, Thorp, Wisconsin

12 Reasons to Support a Moratorium on the Death Penalty
Word
12 reasons-handout.doc
Adobe Acrobat
12reasons-handout.pdf

Old Habits Die Hard: The Death Penalty in Oklahoma
Amnesty International's 101-page report on the death penalty in Oklahoma (released April 2001)

From Conviction to Execution: Death Penalty Appeals Process in Oklahoma

Recommendations for Clemency by the Oklahoma Pardon & Parole Board

Inventing Lethal Injection: Confessions of a Former Oklahoma Legislator
William J. Wiseman Jr. shares his experiences and regrets.

Death on the Gurney: An Idea Made in Oklahoma
How Oklahoma conceived lethal injection in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's suspension of capital punishment in 1972.

Lethal injection: a stain on the face of medicine
Jonathan I. Groner, MD, examines a physicians role in executions

The 'Slippery Slope' of Executing Children
An examination of executing offenders who were juveniles at the time of their crimes with a focus on Oklahoma.

Executions in Oklahoma: A Brief History
Includes summaries of cases of interest

American Bar Association: Individual Rights and Responsibilities
Summer 2001 issue of Human Rights dedicated to the death penalty

A Broken System, Part II: Why There is So Much Error in Capital Cases and What Can Be Done About It
by Professor James S. Liebman, Columbia Law School, and colleagues