Episode 13: How New Hampshire Abolished the Death Penalty

31/08/2021 50 min Episodio 13
Episode 13: How New Hampshire Abolished the Death Penalty

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In 2019, New Hampshire became the 21st state to repeal the death penalty. With growing momentum across the country to abolish the death penalty, are there lessons to be learned from the states that have recently done so? Join Jeanne Hruska for her interview with Renny Cushing, a NH Representative who led the effort to repeal the death penalty in his state, about how this genuinely purple state succeeded in repealing the death penalty after many fits and starts. ----------------- Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today: ACSLaw.org Today's Host: Jeanne Hruska, ACS, Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy Today's Guest: Renny Cushing, NH House of Representatives Link: The Death Penalty in America, by ACS Link: NH's Death Penalty Repeal Legislation Link: Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast Email the Show: [email protected] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube ----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2021.Visit the Podcast Website: Broken Law Podcast Email the Show: [email protected] Follow ACS on Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Bluesky | LinkedIn | YouTube -----------------Broken Law: About the law, who it serves, and who it doesn’t.----------------- Production House: Flint Stone Media Copyright of American Constitution Society 2025.