Death Penalty Project
Death Penalty Project


Collection Interviews
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Stanley Howard(Chicago, IL)Death Row survivor and advocate for death penalty abolition
Howard reflects on his upbringing in Bronzeville, Chicago, the trauma of a coerced confession leading to a seventy-eight-year sentence, forming the Death Row Ten, and fighting against police torture and the death penalty in Illinois.
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Renaldo Hudson(Chicago, IL)Death row survivor and advocate for death penalty abolition
Hudson recounts his journey from being sentenced to death to his release after thirty-seven years, reflecting on life on death row, advocating against the death penalty, his educational transformation, and contributions for justice reform.
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Ronald Kitchen(Chicago, IL)Advocate for justice reform and death penalty abolition
Kitchen recounts his life from early years, wrongful conviction and death row experiences to his exoneration in 2009, emphasizing family influence, abuse leading to a false confession, inadequate legal representation, and ongoing advocacy.
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Explore Barred Business collection01Barred BusinessAmplifying the experiences of marginalized justice-impacted people and their integrated strategy for change.
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Explore Both Sides of the Wall collection02Both Sides of the WallHighlighting how the loved ones of justice-impacted people in Alabama fight for criminal justice reform.
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Explore California Coalition for Women Prisoners collection03California Coalition for Women PrisonersDocumenting the critical fight for racial and gender justice in broader movements against the prison-industrial complex.
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Explore Chicago Torture Justice Center collection04Chicago Torture Justice CenterCharting the movement-building and healing of survivors of police torture and their allies.
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Explore System Impact Media collection05System Impact MediaImpacting the prison system through the power media.