Questioning the Death Penalty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 11, 2002
CONTACT:
Taylor Pendergrass <pendergt@colorado.edu>, 303-554-0076
President, CU School of Law ACLU
On Wednesday, March 20, the CU School of Law ACLU will host a panel discussion entitled "Questioning the Death Penalty: An open discussion and analysis of the death penalty in a social, religious, and legal context." The purpose of the event is to create a dialogue discussing anti-death penalty arguments in a legal, social, and religious/civic activist context, and how these arenas are (or can be) interacting.
Panelists for the event are CU Associate Chair of Sociology Michael Radelet, Father Jim Sunderland, and Colorado Chief Public Defender David Wymore. Professor Radelet is renowned for his studies of capital punishment and societal reaction to crime, and is author of the book Final Exposure: Portraits from Death Row. Fr. Sunderland has testified on behalf of a half dozen men facing the death penalty, and sits on the Advisory Council of Coloradans Against the Death Penalty. Attorney David Wymore is responsible for the defense of Colorado convicts facing the death penalty.
After a short address by each speaker, the majority of time will be reserved for panelist discussion and audience discussion and questions. The event is co-sponsored by the National Lawyers Guild, the CU ACLU, and CU Amnesty International. The event is free.
WHAT: Questioning the Death Penalty
WHERE: Courtroom, Fleming Law Building, CU School of Law, Boulder
(for directions, see http://www.colorado.edu/Directories/WebMap/)
WHEN: 7 pm, Wednesday March 20, 2002
