Nuestro Taller > Pena de Muerte

The death penalty is the greatest denial of civil liberties. Innocent people are being sentenced to death. In the past 30 years, 122 inmates were found to be innocent and released from death row. The ACLU is working toward a moratorium on the death penalty.

Noticias:

La ACLU de Puerto Rico compareció ante el Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico en un caso sobre la Extradición de un ciudadano de Puerto Rico a una jurisdicción estadounidénse donde se expondria a la pena capital.

Leer Alegato de Amicus (PDF) y la Opinión (PDF) del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico en Pueblo de Puerto Rico v. Juan Martínez Cruz.

Documentos en Inglés:

  • Historic United States District Court Case holding the Federal Death Penalty Act of 1994 inapplicable to Puerto Rico—a death penalty free jurisdiction. Read PDF >>>

 

 

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