Join us for a panel discussion about the death penalty in Indiana, moderated by the Indiana Catholic Conference. The discussion will address questions such as: What is the status of the death penalty in Indiana? How do executions affect the people closest to them? What does the Church say about the death penalty? What are …
The Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights at Notre Dame will host a panel discussion titled Stories of Justice from Death Row. Speakers will include a death row exoneree, the mother of a murder victim, and a renowned death penalty attorney.
The Criminal Law Society and American Constitution Society will host author Corinna Lain in a conversation-style event about her book, “Secrets of the Killing State.” See event website for more details and to register for the livestream, if you cannot make it in person. The event will take place in Lowell E. Baier Hall, room …
Save the date for a special online conversation with Corinna Lain, author of Secrets Of The Killing State, and Alan Johnson, longtime Columbus Dispatch reporter who witnessed more than 15 executions in Ohio! Together they will connect the law and their lived experience for a rare, timely look at the realities of the death penalty …
Rev. Dr. Crystal Walker will share her experience as the mother of a murder victim, in a conversation with Indiana Abolition Coalition board member Anna Lisa Gross. Hear about her experience with the criminal justice system, her opposition to the death penalty, and her efforts to build true community safety.
In the Papal Bull for the Jubilee Year of Hope, Spes non Confundit, Pope Francis urged Christian believers to unite in opposition to the death penalty, which is “a provision at odds with the Christian faith and one that eliminates all hope of forgiveness and rehabilitation” (SC, 10). This fall’s Conversations that Matter series addresses …