Category: ACLU

Manuel Velez, who once faced execution, is now a free man

Post author By Kristin
Post date October 8, 2014

Today, October 8, 2014, Manuel Velez – who once faced execution by the State of Texas – was released from prison in Huntsville. He will be reunited with his family […]

Tags ACLU, Death Penalty, Texas, wrongful conviction

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The Death Penalty in California

Post author By tcadpintern
Post date April 2, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union issued a report on March 29, 2010 regarding the use of capital punishment in California. The report “Death Decline in 2009: Los Angeles Holds California […]