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This one-page handout gives an introductory overview of restorative justice and ways that practices can be applied in various settings.

A one-page factsheet highlighting Catholic teaching on the death penalty alongside data showcasing America's broken relationship with capital punishment and evidence of the growing momentum towards its abolition.

Based on the bestselling book of the same name by Bryan Stevenson, the film Just Mercy presents the stunning true story of Walter McMillian, a black man convicted and sentenced to death in Alabama in 1988 for a crime he did not commit. The film illustrates the structural racism endemic to our capital punishment system, and lays bare how this system devalues and cheapens all human life.

This report is a comprehensive look at the status of capital punishment on a national level as well as on a state-by-state basis. The report includes legislative updates from the past year, statistics on executions and death sentences, and much more. 

Learn more about how you can oppose the resumption of executions by the federal government.