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

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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

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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 >>