California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty

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Urgent: Say No to Executions!
Please join us in saying no to executions! The deadline for taking action is Friday June, 25th at 5pm PST.

Santa Clara County Faith Community Calls on DA to not Seek Death Penalty
Members from the faith community joined the Santa Clara County Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty in a Rally at Lytton Plaza, in Palo Alto on Sunday Feb. 28…

Opinion: Death penalty takes resources away from solving other murders
…When I hear stories of inmates on death row for murders that happened decades ago, I am filled with rage against the death penalty, but not for the reasons you might think. by Judy Kerr, Special to San Jose Mercury News

Faith Formation Conference Provides 'Catholic Perspective on the Death Penalty' pdf
“Catholic Perspective on the Death Penalty” was a workshop presented at the 2009 Faith
Formation Conference, facilitated by Terry McCaffrey, member and current president of
California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty (CPF).

20 Years Of Defending Death Row Inmates
David Dow reviewed his new book "Autobiography of an Execution" Terrie Gross's Fresh Air on February 5th. The interview is available on line by going to NPR, Fresh Air on Google.

1000 Congregations Campaign Launched 1000 Congregations Campaign logo
This campaign has the objective of reaching 1000 congregations throughout the state to commit to engage in dialogue, discernment, education and prayer on the death penalty.

Join the Campaign: Justice for Troy Davis!
The nation's highest court decided that Davis should have another chance to prove his innocence before the state of Georgia puts him to death.

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Issues New Lethal Injection Regulations
Over 12,000 comments were received on the proposed Lethal Injection Procedure. These comments have to be reviewed by the Department of Corrections before the new procedures can be implemented.

California's Death Penalty Needs Substantial Reforms, San Jose Mercury News
California corrections officials proposed new lethal injection procedures designed to allow executions to resume after a four-year moratorium. The state would be better off abolishing the death penalty...

Victim's Mother Speaks Out Against Death Penalty
A CD is available of Vicki Schieber speaking about the murder and rape of her daughter Shannon and her opposition to the death penalty.

More than 200 Rally Against Lethal Injection at State Capitol on June 30

Opinion: California can't afford the death penalty
Eliminating capital punishment, which is rarely carried out anyhow, would save the state $125 million a year, LA Times

ACT NOW to abolish the federal death Penalty: Support S.650

The Colloseo shines for New Mexico
The Ancient Colosseum of Rome shines for the Abolition of the Death Penalty in New Mexico. (from DPF blog)

Sister Helen Prejean equates lethal injection with torture
Prejean, author of "Dead Man Walking," described lethal injection as "tantamount to torture" at speaking event in Palo Alto on November 21.

California Commission on Fair Administration finds California’s Death Penalty System Full of Flaws
All 22 members of the Commission agree that our capital punishment system is dysfunctional.

We're Calling on County Officials to Work to End executions The death penalty costs the county and state much more than the alternative of life imprisonment without possibility of parole. It does not make us safer and it is a procedure that we can no
longer afford..

"The Death Penalty: What People of Faith Should Know" is available from CPF
Get your copy of the Powerpoint presentation by CPF's Terry McCaffrey and Eric deBode.

Statement of Conscience & Declaration of Life
Download and sign these important documents.