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Archive: November 2020

Remembering Roger Hood, a Champion of Justice and International Leader in Criminology

November 17, 2020

By Brandon Garrett

Last night, Roger Hood, a champion of justice and international leader in criminology and in death penalty research, the founder of the Centre of Criminology at Oxford, and the greatest friend and mentor, to myself and countless … Continue Reading →

Book Review – Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina

July 31, 2020

The following book review of Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina by author Seth Kotch was written by Duke Center for Science and Justice Director Brandon Garrett and posted on the Rutgers Newark site.

Today, … Continue Reading →

BREAKING: U.S. District Court Judge Halts Upcoming Executions

July 13, 2020

The federal government was set this week to carry out its first execution in nearly 17 years, but a U.S. District Court judge in Washington has intervened.

Judge Tanya Chutkan ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to delay the executions … Continue Reading →