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- DA Seeks Death Penalty in Douglas County Case
The Douglas County District Attorney's office is seeking the death penalty against a man accused of killing two people in a murder-for-hire case. Josiah Sher, 27, faces the death penalty in the Feb. 23, 2011, deaths of Amara Wells, 39, and Bob Rafferty, 49, said Casimir Spencer, spokeswoman for District Attorney Carol Chambers. (1/31/12, The Denver Post)
- Sister Helen Prejean on Why Colorado's Death Penalty is Past its Expiration Date
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When you've spent close to three decades as one of America's leading opponents of capital punishment, you develop an understanding of what states truly have the will to execute their condemned. And Sister Helen Prejean, the Dead Man Walking author who's in Aurora tonight for a public talk on vengeance, forgiveness and reconciliation, has reason to believe that the death penalty may be on its last legs in Colorado. (11/30/11, Westword)
- So What Does Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper Think About Repealing The Death Penalty?
Good question. His spokeswoman Megan Castle provided an inconclusive response Wednesday to the question of whether Hickenlooper would push for a change in the death penalty in Colorado. "This is not an issue that the Governor takes lightly," she said in an e-mail. "Most Governors struggle with the enormity of the decision." In a Denver Post questionnaire during the 2010 campaign, Hickenlooper said this when asked whether the death penalty should be repealed: "No, but it should be restricted." (11/23/11, The Denver Post)
- Chuck E. Cheese Killer Loses at Federal Appeals Court
Judges for the 10th Circuit? Court of Appeals today rejected a challenge to Nathan Dunlap's armed robbery conviction, which was used to win the death penalty against the Chuck E. Cheese killer. (11/22/11, The Denver Post)
- CADP Sponsors Colorado Springs Panel Discussion
A former Illinois Death Row inmate will be among the panelists Wednesday at a free discussion in Colorado Springs sponsored by death penalty opponents. Randy Steidl, former Illinois death row inmate Randy Steidl served 17 years, 3 months and 3 weeks in prison for the 1986 murders of a newlywed couple in Paris, Ill. He was freed in 2004. ... The talk was planned as part of World Day against the Death Penalty, which fell on Halloween this year. (11/1/11, Colorado Spring Gazette)
- Death Penalty Information Center Adds Colorado Information Page
These pages provide historical and current information on the death penalty for each state. (10/24/11, DPIC Update)
- CADP's Annual Dinner Held on October 21
They came to support CADP, honor this year's awardees, and hear an inspirational message from our special guest, Bryan Stevenson, executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative. Bryan has won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color in the criminal justice system. He has assisted in securing relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, advocated for poor people and developed community-based reform litigation aimed at improving the administration of criminal justice. Features
of This Year's Dinner: Lifetime Abolitionist Awards (in memoriam) - Rev. Charles Milligan and Cindy Sheehan; Spirit of Courage Award - Senator Robert Bacon; Volunteer of the Year - Courtney Maupin. This year's dinner was held at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO 80003. The dinner and program started at 7 p.m., with a reception starting at 6:15 p.m. A silent auction was also part of the event. (10/22/11, CADP)
- Masters' Murder Case Detective Reindicted For Perjury
A Larimer County grand jury Thursday reindicted for felony perjury the Fort Collins police detective who led the first-degree murder investigation of Tim Masters?. Jim Broderick faces nine charges of first- degree perjury related to his testimony during the investigation and trial that resulted in Masters' conviction for the 1987 murder of Peggy Hettrick. ... In June, Masters was formally exonerated by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, and police and prosecutors apologized to him. (7/28/11, The Denver Post)
- Colorado Moves Death-Row Inmates So They Can Exercise Outdoors
The Colorado Department of Corrections has effectively moved the state's death row from Cañon City to Sterling to settle a federal lawsuit originally filed by Chuck E. Cheese killer Nathan Dunlap. The state's death chamber will remain at Colorado State Penitentiary, but Dunlap and Colorado's two other death-row inmates now live at Sterling Correctional Facility. As their appeals are exhausted and death warrants signed, they will be returned to Cañon City for execution, said DOC spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti. (7/28/11, The Denver Post)
- CADP Holds July 23-24 Benefit Picnics in Boulder and Denver With Mike Farrell
The Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Foundation recently held two evening picnics with Mike Farrell. CADP's Boulder picnic was held Saturday, July 23rd from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at a supporter's home on Mapleton Avenue in Boulder. The Denver picnic was held the following day, Sunday July 24th, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at another CADP supporter's home on Humboldt Street in Denver. Attendees enjoyed a nice dinner and an enjoyable, informative talk by Mike Farrell. For questions or to make an additional donation, please contact Lisa Cisneros at lisa@coadp.org or (720) 261-0905. (7/25/11, CADP)
- Attend July Benefit Picnics in Boulder or Denver With Mike Farrell
The Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Foundation invites you to an evening with Mike Farrell. Mike Farrell, best known for his role as B.J. Honeycutt in the M*A*S*H* TV show, has spent 30 years advocating for the end of capital punishment in the US. He is a founder and president of Death Penalty Focus and has served on the Board of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Register or get more information for Boulder picnic. Register or get more information for Denver picnic. (7/9/11, CADP)
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