Accepting Quote by Bryan Stevenson

The death penalty is an inhumane punishment that disproportionately violates the human rights of Black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalized people.

— Cori Bush

The death penalty has been one of many examples where racial discrimination has played out. You can see it in the simple fact that…

— Pete Buttigieg

The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon…

— Thurgood Marshall

Supporters of capital punishment bear a special responsibility to ensure the fairness of this irreversible punishment.

— William J. Clinton

I cannot see any of these death penalty cases where there hasn't been a violation on the ground of either poverty or race. If…

— Harry A. Blackmun

I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society. I reject the notion…

— Andrei Sakharov

For years I supported capital punishment, but I have come to believe that our criminal justice system is incapable of adequately distinguishing between the…

— James Frey

I regard the death penalty as a savage and immoral institution that undermines the moral and legal foundations of society.

— Andrei Sakharov

The death penalty is reserved for people who do not

— Paul Simon

The death penalty is a poor person's issue. Always remember that: after all the rhetoric that goes on in the legislative assemblies, in the…

— Helen Prejean

It should be clear that the death penalty does just the opposite of promoting decency and respect for life. It dehumanizes people and promotes…

— John Morrison