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Article Highlights Earl Washington's Wrongful Conviction as VA Abolition is Considered
WTI member, Earl Washington, was wrongfully sentenced to death in Virginia. Now, with lawmakers voting on VA abolition legislation this...
Kirk Bloodsworth Speaks at Advocating for Innocence: Overturning Wrongful Convictions Event
Kirk Bloodsworth spoke to a group of over 200 people on January 27th at Advocating for Innocence: Overturning Wrongful Convictions event....
Washington Post: Virginia moves towards banning capital punishment
The Washington Post publishes article about death penalty abolition in Virginia, as an abolition bill moves through legislation. Read More
Washington Post: Virginia moves towards banning capital punishment
RICHMOND — Virginia, a state that has executed more prisoners than any other in the country, appears poised to eliminate the death...
Ron Keine Op Ed: It's time to end the death penalty
Ron Keine writes Op Ed for VailDaily, talking about his near death experience with the criminal justice system and why it is time to...
Ron Keine Op Ed: It's time to end the death penalty
I am a lifelong conservative Republican whose faith in the criminal justice system was shattered by my near-death experience with it. I...
Herman Lindsey and Russell Neufeld Discuss the Federal Death Penalty on Cruel Justice
On the first episode of Cruel Justice in 2021 Herman Lindsey and Russell Neufeld discuss the federal death penalty. WATCH HERE
Kirk Bloodsworth Submits Testimony in Favor of Repealing Virginia's Death Penalty
Kirk Bloodsworth, WTI Director and death row exoneree, supports death penalty abolition in Virginia through written testimony recounting...
Virginia Governor References Earl Washington's Innocence as a Reason for Death Penalty Abolition
Earl Washington spent 18 years in prison, 9.5 of which were on Virginia's death row, for a crime he didn't commit. Now Virginia Governor...
Virginia Governor References Earl Washington's Innocence as a Reason for Death Penalty Abolition
Gov. Ralph Northam will be introducing a bill to abolish the death penalty that, if successful, would make Virginia the first Southern...
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