We need to talk about the death penalty in Wyoming.
The death penalty is an expensive, ineffective, and unjust government program that risks making irreversible mistakes by executing innocent people and wastes millions of dollars that could be better spent on programs that actually enhance public safety.
Raise your hand if you’ve heard us say this before.
Yet, there are those who insist the death penalty remains a strong deterrent for crime or that it helps ensure justice is being done for victims and their families.
As the debate about the death penalty continues in Wyoming, it’s time for some real talk, and we hope you can join us.
That’s why we're hosting forums on how the death penalty is actually being used in our state. We’ve got the numbers. We’ve got the facts. And we want to share it all with you.
Join us on Tuesday, Jan. 14 for our forum on the death penalty, doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the forum starts at 7 p.m. After the presentation, there will be a panel disucssion with Diane Lozano, the State Public Defender, Marguerite Herman with the League of Women Voters, and Deacon Tom Niemann of the Catholic Church who ministers to those incarcerated in Wyoming.
The ACLU of Wyoming backs the Wyoming Campaign to End the Death Penalty 2020. With your support, the death penalty’s days are numbered in our great state!
