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News and Action Alerts

Stop the Execution of Warren King

Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the case of Warren King, a man on Georgia's death row. Newly discovered evidence shows that Warren’s conviction and death sentence were tainted by the prosecutor's misconduct and discrimination.
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Next up in the Pulling Back the Curtain Webinar Series

We continue this series with our discussion on The Legal Labyrinth of Capital Cases. Patrick Mulvaney, Director of Capital Litigation for the Southern Center for Human Rights, will walk us through the complicated legal processes of death penalty cases.
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Pulling Back the Curtain Webinar Series

Georgia Catholics Against the Death Penalty and Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty are proud to present Pulling Back the Curtain, a webinar series on the death penalty. Throughout this series, we will examine the facts and myths of the death penalty in light of the curtain of secrecy the state draws around this process.
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Good Friday Reflection

Today, on Good Friday, we enter into the stillness and somberness of the mystery of the Cross. We pause to keep watch and pray and gaze upon the face our bruised and battered God. A God who willingly gave of himself on this disgraceful instrument of torture and brutality.
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