Virginia Bishops Issue Death Penalty Statement
By Jeff Caruso
Our Creator — who made us out of love for love — has dominion over all life. As children of this loving, merciful God we are led to a profound respect for every human life, from its very beginning Read More >>
Severe Mental Illness and the Death Penalty
By Michael Stone
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that juveniles and people with intellectual disabilities should not be executed due to their diminished culpability. Read More >>
Severe mental illness and Virginia’s death penalty
By Brandon L. Garrett
Earlier this year, Russell Brown was found insane by both prosecution and defense experts testifying at his trial for the tragic murder of a Virginia state trooper Read More >>