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  • CADP Sponsors August 19th Screening of "No Tomorrow"
    "No Tomorrow" is a movie that takes viewers inside a suspenseful death penalty trial and challenges their beliefs about capital punishment. View trailer (contains graphic images). Please RSVP by Thursday, August 12th to lisa@coadp.org (7/22/10, CADP)
  • CU Researcher's Study on Death Penalty Shows That Race Matters in Sentencing
    The odds of a death sentence for those who are suspected of killing white people are about three times higher than those accused of killing blacks, according to a new study from a University of Colorado professor who combed through death sentences in North Carolina during a 28-year period. The study, which will be published in The North Carolina Law Review next year, was conducted by Michael Radelet, a sociology professor at CU's Boulder campus, and Glenn Pierce, a research scientist in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Northeastern University in Boston. "It's just kind of baffling that in this day and age - race matters," said Radelet. (7/22/10, The Camera)
  • CADP "Invest in Abolition" Fundraising BBQ Cookin' on July 17
    Come enjoy the sun and breeze while someone else fulfills your needs! Please join us for a summer barbecue fundraiser. The event has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 10, 2010 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 3004 S. Linley Ct., Denver, CO. Hope to see you there! Minimum donation of $30.00 per person. To pay, please send a check to PO Box 46123, Denver, CO 80201 or make a $30.00 per person donation by PayPal. If you cannot attend, please consider a similar online donation. For more information, e-mail the Executive Director. (7/1/10, CADP)
  • Cop in Tim Masters' Murder Case Indicted for Perjury
    The Fort Collins police detective who worked for years to put Tim Masters in prison for the grisly murder of a young woman saw the tables turned Wednesday when he was indicted on eight counts of felony perjury after a grand jury investigation. The indictment, which accuses Lt. Jim Broderick of repeatedly perjuring himself in affidavits and in court, comes 2 1/2 years after Masters' murder conviction was tossed out in the face of newly examined DNA evidence and less than a month after a final settlement that saw the city of Fort Collins and Larimer County pay Masters a total of $10 million to resolve a civil rights lawsuit. (7/1/10, The Denver Post)
  • See CADP at Denver's Cinco de Mayo Festival
    Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will be at the annual Cinco de Mayo festival in Denver. This year's event is being held May 8-9 in Civic Center Park. Stop by CADP's table to pick up literature or to just say hello. Volunteers are still needed for this event. If you can volunteer, e-mail the Executive Director for details. (5/5/10, CADP)
  • Robert Ray Formally Sentenced to Death
    Arapahoe County District Court Judge Gerald Rafferty today formalized what a jury did almost a year earlier: sentenced Ray to the death penalty for killing Javad Marshall-Fields. ... The judge sentenced Ray, 24, to be executed by lethal injection in August. But since appeal and review by the Colorado Supreme Court automatically kicks in on death penalty sentences, it could be a decade or longer until his sentence is meted out. (5/5/10, The Denver Post)
  • Watch Video: Former Death Row Inmate on a Mission to End Capital Punishment
    One man is hoping his personal story will convince you to oppose the death penalty. Juan Melendez spent 17 years on death row in Florida before being exonerated of his crime. When the Puerto Rican went to jail on first degree murder and robbery charges he spoke no English and understood very little. His execution was overturned only after a tape surface in which the real killer confessed. According to Melendez, the prosecutor knew about the tape before the innocent man was convicted. ... "Colorado don't deserve a law that is racist," said Melendez. "It doesn't deserve a law that is cruel and unnecessary." When he's in the state, Melendez said is he proud to represent Coloradans For Alternatives To The Death Penalty. (4/27/10, KRDO.com)
  • Naropa Students Engage Community in Preparation for "Dead Man Walking"
    When Rose Mohan visited the Boulder County Jail in February, it was the first time she'd been inside a jail or prison. Mohan, a junior in Naropa University's B.F.A. in Performance program, wasn't there following an arrest. She was part of a class on a tour of the facility. On the tour, she had the opportunity to free some of her own captive notions. (4/23/10, The Camera)
  • Join CADP at the First Mennonite Church of Denver on Sunday May 2nd
    Please join CADP on Sunday May 2nd, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., as Ryan Mannes speaks to the congregation of the First Mennonite Church of Denver. He will address the problems with the death penalty in the nation and in Colorado. Ryan is a defense attorney and ethicist with a particular interest in religious ethics. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana and the Syracuse University College of Law, he has been writing and speaking extensively over the past few years about the death penalty's moral bankruptcy. The church is located at 430 W. 9th Avenue in Denver. (4/20/10, CADP)
  • DU Professor says Victims' Social Status Plays Influential Role in Death Cases
    Scott Phillips, a sociology and criminology professor at the University of Denver, published a study last month in the Law & Society Review focusing on the imposition of death sentences in relation to the victim's social status. Phillips studied capital cases in Harris County (Houston), Texas, between 1992 and 1999 and found that the social status of the victim in the underlying murder had a significant influence on whether the death penalty would be sought and imposed on the defendant. (4/19/10, DPIC Update)
  • Attend "Dead Man Walking" Live in Boulder on April 30 & May 1st
    Naropa University's BFA in Performance Program and Peace Studies Department present "Dead Man Walking," written by Tim Robbins. The goal of the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project is "to integrate the power of theatre arts and academic study into the national discourse on the death penalty to replace ignorance, apathy, and cynicism among young people regarding the death penalty with information, introspection, and inspiration." The play will be presented at the Performing Arts Center, Naropa University, 2130 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO on Friday, April 30, 8:00 pm and Saturday, May 1, 8:00 pm. Tickets are $10.00 for general admission, with half of the proceeds donated to the Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project; Free for seniors, students, and Naropa community with ID. Get more information. (4/8/10, CADP)
  • Death Row Exoneree Juan Melendez in Colorado Springs on April 26th
    CADP and the Latino Student Union at PCCC sponsor Juan Melendez, speaking on April 26th, from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. Juan, an innocent man, was released in 2002 from Florida's death row after 17 years, eight months and one day. Come him hear him speak about his experiences. This event is being held at Pikes Peak Community College, 5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80906 (4/8/10, CADP)
  • CADP Sponsors Events with Death Row Exoneree Juan Melendez
    On January 3, 2002, Juan Roberto Melendez, an innocent man, was released from Florida's death row after 17 years, eight months and one day. During February 2010, Juan will be speaking in Colorado, sponsored by CADP. Please join us to hear Juan speak about his experience on Florida's death row. Then you decide if the death penalty is worth executing even one innocent person. (2/4/10, CADP)
  • CADP Benefit Concert Held January 16th
    A lively, well-attended benefit concert was held January 16, 2010 to raise money and awareness to help Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty. The Saturday night concert at the Mercury Cafe in downtown Denver featured Phoenix Rising, a band made up of local attorneys and people from the legal community. In addition to a strong rhythm section, the band was comprised of horns and backup singers. Music included classic R&B, a segment of jaunty New Orleans tunes, and lots of familar grooves that kept the large crowd of all ages coming back to the dance floor. A silent auction rounded out the CADP benefit. (1/19/10, CADP)



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