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Comments by Abolitionist of the Year
John Gnajek, introduced by Steve Shutte

Comments by IU Law Professor and Director of Indiana Innocence Network, Fran Hardy

Comments by Paula Sites, Indiana Public Defender Council Co-Director

On March 1st, 1847, the State of Michigan became the first English speaking territory in the world to abolish the death penalty. Amnesty International, Bloomington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Indianapolis Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, the North Meadow Circle of Friends and the Sisters of St. Francis of Oldenburg sponsored this celebration the alternative sentences available for capital trials. Click the links on the left to hear .mp3 files from the event.