Death Penalty Project
Death Penalty Project
Collection Interviews
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William Ayers, Bernadine Dohrn(Chicago, IL)
Bernadine Dohrn and William Ayers discuss their roles in the movement to end the juvenile death penalty and their broader commitment to prison abolition.
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Charles Hoffman(Chicago, IL)
Charles Hoffman narrates his work as a lawyer and advocate in the movement to abolish the death penalty, recounting decades of legal defense, coalition organizing, and efforts to shift public understanding of capital punishment.
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Stanley Howard(Chicago, IL)Death Row survivor and advocate for death penalty abolition
Stanley Howard discusses his coerced confession that led to his wrongful conviction, his work in forming the Death Row Ten to organize against police torture, and his advocacy work on the outside.
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Bill Ryan(La Grange, IL)
Bill Ryan discusses his path from veteran and social worker to leading Illinois's anti-death penalty movement, sharing his death row connections and advocacy work.
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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.