Atlantic Center for Capital Representation

See Marc Bookman's latest piece in the Georgetown Law Journal!

ACCR Board Member, Bradley Bridge of the Public Defenders, featured in the New York Times. Great article about the incredible movement to free juveniles sentenced to life without parole in Pennsylvania. nytimes.com/2023/08/15/hea…

Pennsylvania appeals court blocks Cumberland County prosecutors from illegally presenting victim impact testimony in capital resentencing trial of Seifullah Abdul-Salaam. pennlive.com/news/2023/08/p… @PennLive @ChasThompson1 @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org #deathpenalty

The Supreme Court’s ‘anything goes’ attitude on the death penalty. thehill.com/opinion/crimin… @thehill @ljstprof #SCOTUS

THE FEAR OF TOO MUCH JUSTICE: HOW RACE AND POVERTY UNDERMINE FAIRNESS IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS (from @thenewpress) Check out Marc Bookman's (@Atlantic_Ctr) review of the latest from Stephen Bright (@YaleLawSch) & @jamesykwak (@southerncenter). clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/the-fear…

How DOJ Made Different Death Penalty Decisions in the Pittsburgh Synagogue and Texas Mall Massacres usnews.com/news/us/articl…

Claiming that the death penalty advances police safety is (take your pick depending upon how charitable you want to be): — false — nonsense — disinformation — myth — political pandering — all of the above. There is ZERO EVIDENCE that the death penalty protects police.

Countless former juvenile lifers have become youth mentors, nonprofit leaders, violence interrupters, support-group facilitators, religious leaders, and valuable community members who promote well-being and prevent harm once free from prison. Their freedom has made us safer.

Check out a blog from Marc Bookman on Justice Alito's fishing' trip and other SCOTUS scandals. #deathpenalty #SCOTUS atlanticcenter.org/blog/2023/6/27…

Pittsburgh synagogue killer has extensive history of mental illness, defense expert testifies. apnews.com/article/pittsb… @AP @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org @NAMICommunicate @MentalHealthAm @TreatmentAdvCtr @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg #deathpenalty

Opinion: The death penalty should be off the table for Pittsburgh synagogue gunman washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

Jury in Pittsburgh to begin sentencing phase in the synagogue shooting trial. npr.org/2023/06/26/118… @NPR @MorningEdition @905wesa @ORMorrison @RabbiMarkAsherG @Jews4Abolition @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg #deathpenalty

Book review — The Fear of Too Much Justice: How Race and Poverty Undermine Fairness in the Criminal Courts. clcjbooks.rutgers.edu/books/the-fear… @clcjbooks @southerncenter @Atlantic_Ctr

Abraham Jacob Bonowitz: Pittsburgh synagogue shooter should not be executed. triblive.com/opinion/abraha… @TribLIVE @Jews4Abolition @DeathPenaltyAct @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg #deathpenalty

There are now over 7,000 more people in federal prisons than when Biden entered office. During his campaign, he said he would cut the prison population by more than half. 🧵 Graph zoomed into changes during this administration -- doesn't begin at zero:

Today's Tree of Life death penalty trial updates: post-gazette.com/news/crime-cou… @PittsburghPG @AJCGlobal @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org

Pennsylvania prosecutors still seeking death penalty, as @GovernorShapiro vows to continue moratorium on executions. fox43.com/article/news/c… @fox43 @AlyssaKratzNews @Atlantic_Ctr @padp_org

The death penalty is very much alive and unwell in Pennsylvania. Marc Bookman of @Atlantic_Ctr joins Speaking Freely to explain. Available here or wherever you get your podcasts. aclupa.org/en/publication…

Think the death penalty doesn't exist in PA? Think again. My friend Marc Bookman of @Atlantic_Ctr breaks it down on the latest episode.

Notably, the political partisans who, without evidence, tried to blame reform prosecutors for murders going up are silent about murders going down. @fjp_org @SmartJusticeCA @ProsAlliance @GeorgeGascon @Atlantic_Ctr @philadao