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3/1/18: I was an innocent man awaiting execution: End the death penalty

Kirk Bloodsworth, the only death row exoneree from Maryland - and who was instrumental in abolishing the death penalty there - calls on...

1/28/18: VIDEO - Kirk Bloodsworth and the effort to abolish the death penalty in Washington State

Kirk is sending this message to Washington State Lawmakers: “End the death penalty before it kills an innocent person.” SEE MORE.

1/28/18: Kirk Bloodsworth speaks in Bremerton, Washington as momentum gains for abolition in the sta

Kirk has this to say about the pending legislation: “Washington State will never execute an innocent person if this bill is passed.” READ...

1/27/18: Kirk Bloodsworth speaks in Bremerton, Washington

“I know it’s a heavy issue, but we've got to talk about the heavy stuff and tell them to pass the bill so it doesn’t happen to their...

11/30/17: More coverage of Saint Egidio's Cities of Life, Rome

ROME - "'The death penalty is the punishment of the poor' -Mona Rishawi, representative of the UN Human Rights Commission, in Rome, for a...

11/29/17: WTI Director shares dreams in Rome

Magdaleno Rose-Avila, Executive Director of Witness to Innocence: "History does not wait... We must continue to dream of the impossible."...

11/28/17: A World Without Death Penalty - 10th International Meeting of Ministers of Justice

WTI's Executive Director gives remarks at this convening (starts at 46:30 in the 2nd file video) in Rome. READ MORE/LISTEN (in Italian)...

11/19/17: Cruel and Unusual - A Second Failed Execution in Ohio

Witness to Innocence had a presence for the protest of Alva Campbell execution (which failed). WTI Board Chair Kwame Ajamu is quoted:...

11/7/17: Promoting Integrity In Conviction Integrity Review

Since 1973, 160 people have been released from death row after evidence of their innocence was uncovered, and in the last 30 years, more...

11/6/17: Promoting Integrity In Conviction Integrity Review

Last month a unique convening — organized by Fair and Just Prosecution in partnership with the Innocence Project, Penn Law’s Quattrone...