Category: Maryland

It’s Official: Maryland Abolishes the Death Penalty!

Post author By Kristin
Post date May 2, 2013

Moments ago, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law a bill that repeals the death penalty. Maryland is now the 18th death penalty-free state. According to the Baltimore Sun, […]

amnesty international Annual Conference Anthony Graves Carlos Deluna Duane Buck executions legislature Maryland Sister Helen Prejean victims

April 2013 Alert: 5 Scheduled Executions, Legislative Session Mid-Point, Conference Videos and New Voices on the Death Penalty

Post author By tcadp
Post date April 1, 2013

TCADP’s April 2013 Alert includes an update on the Texas legislative session, scheduled executions, and the case of Duane Buck; it also features new voices on the death penalty, including a former District Attorney of Montague County and Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty.

abolition death penalty DNA Exoneration legislation Maryland Witness to Innocence Wrongfully Convicted

Maryland Senate Passes Abolition Legislation

Post author By Kristin
Post date March 6, 2013

Earlier today, the Maryland Senate passed SB 276, a bill to replace the death penalty with life without parole, by a vote of 27-20. The vote occurred after three days of […]