A decade after Connecticut ended the death penalty: Lessons for Justice Reform and Transformation
Channel: Equal Justice USA
Date: 2022-05-20

Equal Justice USA (EJUSA) helped lead the campaign that culminated in a repeal victory 10 years ago. We’ve been amazed how Connecticut has since remained a leader in justice reform issues, and other states have followed their lead in abandoning the ultimate punishment.

This webinar looks at how lessons from the campaign to end Connecticut's death penalty have shaped future justice reform efforts and why ending the death penalty is a key component to system-wide transformation.

EJUSA Executive Director Jami Hodge moderates a panel of experts including Kica Matos, Vice President of Initiatives at the Vera Institute of Justice and leader in the Connecticut death penalty repeal effort; Mike Lawlor, professor of criminal justice at University of New Haven and Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s undersecretary for criminal justice policy when death penalty was repealed; Victoria Coward, mother of murder victim Tyler Coward and leader of CT Victims’ Voices for Repeal.