Resources / Why the Time to Start Thinking about Capital Clemency is Now

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Geographical Focus: National
Year: 2015
Subjects: Clemency Claims
Types: CCRI Materials, Conference Materials, Historical Resources, PowerPoints, Training Materials
Author: Laura Schaefer
Source: Capital Clemency Resource Initiative (CCRI)
This "Pecha Kucha" presentation provides brief a overview of the history of clemency decisions in capital cases and suggests that changing political and social circumstances today render the present moment a particularly compelling time to increase advocacy around commutations in death penalty cases.