By Pam Quanrud with Death Penalty Information Center DPI’s “What to Know” series examines capital punishment from multiple angles, one topic at a time. Each installment provides essential facts and data on specific aspects of the death…
By Gary Rinne with NWO News Watch See more at: https://www.nwonewswatch.com/local-news/manslaughter-conviction-results-in-12-year-prison-sentence-11740982 Mitigating factors in the background of the accused were considered in sentencing him for a fatal attack on his cousin on a Northwestern Ontario…
“…Hunter sat down with Lindsay Bendell, LCSW Forensic Social Worker & Mitigation Specialist, to discuss the importance of non-capital mitigation. The concept of mitigation is a commonly known part of capital cases. In practice, mitigation…
“Even compared to the rest of Texas—historically the death penalty capital of the United States—Tarrant County is an extreme outlier in terms of how aggressively its District Attorney’s Office seeksthe death penalty. Tarrant County, which…
A compelling narrative piece by Elizabeth Vartkessian exploring the human side of mitigation work and how sentencing decisions are shaped by life-history evidence: https://lithub.com/how-the-criminal-justice-system-decides-who-lives-and-who-dies/
The Marshall Project (2023) A rare, in-depth look inside a death penalty case showing how mitigation specialists have helped drive down death sentences from 300+ annually in the mid-1990s to fewer than 30 in recent…
“Mitigation investigation and the presentation of the evidence it yields has been an integral part of capital defense work for decades, and it has become increasingly essential in criminal defense advocacy more widely. In the…
Sentencing has become the most important part of a criminal case. Over the past century, criminal trials have given way almost entirely to pleas. Once a case is charged, it almost always ends up at…
The mitigation investigation that is essential in every capital case requires a multidisciplinary team. The duty to conduct this investigation is clearly established federal law, as well as an ethical obligation of counsel. The mitigation…