Today, Hunter sat down with longtime death penalty abolitionist activist Abraham Bonowitz. On previous episodes about death penalty abolition, the show has primarily focused on the successes and failures of the fight in the court room. Today however, Abe joins the show to discuss the types of media campaigns and coalition building that is necessary to fight and ultimately abolish the death penalty outside of the four corners of the court house.

Guest

Abraham Bonowitz, Executive Director, Death Penalty Action

Resources:

Death Penalty Action contact

https://deathpenaltyaction.org/

https://www.facebook.com/deathpenaltyaction

https://x.com/DeathPenaltyAct

https://www.instagram.com/deathpenaltyaction/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMW5q-nvTO9XSm38BwgwJgw

Melissa Lucio

https://freemelissalucio.org/

https://www.amazon.com/State-Texas-Vs-Melissa-Special/dp/B08L3Q69NR

https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/movies/the-state-of-texas-vs.-melissa/1e71f675-ac8e-303c-a9fa-5dae467c02df

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/trial-judge-declares-melissa-lucio-to-be-actually-innocent-recommends-texas-cca-overturn-conviction-and-death-sentence

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/15/melissa-lucio-death-penalty-judge-overturn/

Commutations

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/25/nx-s1-5237504/biden-gets-support-for-commuting-federal-death-row-sentences-for-37-of-40-prisoners

https://www.newsweek.com/death-row-joe-biden-commute-dylann-roof-dzhokhar-tsarnaev-robert-bowers-2005007

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/in-wake-of-president-bidens-federal-commutations-north-carolina-governor-cooper-grants-clemency-to-15-death-sentenced-prisoners-the-largest-grant-of-capital-clemency-in-state-history

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/23/g-s1-38794/biden-death-row-commutations

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-prisoners-cant-legally-object-bidens-death-row-commutations-doj-ar-rcna186280

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/23/us/politics/biden-commutes-37-death-sentences.html

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