About the Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty
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The Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty is seeking to broaden its coalition. If you or your organization would like to offer your support, please see the TAKE ACTION link on this website. |
In 1853, Wisconsin became the first state in the union to abolish the death penalty. But recently, there has been a persistent attack on that abolishment from those who would like to see state-sanctioned murder return to the state.
The Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty is a coalition that has formed to fight attempts to bring the death penalty back. It is inhumane and racially biased, not an effective deterrent to crime, more costly than life imprisonment. Even with DNA testing there is still a risk of killing innocent people.
The Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty consists of representatives from organizations as diverse as the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Wisconsin Council of Churches, Amnesty International, Peace Action of Wisconsin, and the AFL-CIO labor union.
Our purpose is to educate Wisconsin citizens, and explain why the death penalty is wrong for Wisconsin and wrong for our country.
Our Coalition
ACLU of Wisconsin
AFT Wisconsin
American Jewish Committee - Milwaukee Chapter
Amnesty International
Beth Hillel Temple of Kenosha
Catholics for Peace and Justice
Greater Milwaukee Synod, ELCA
League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Wisconsin
Madison Area Urban Ministry
Milwaukee Bar Association
Milwaukee Friends Meeting (Quakers)
Murder Victims' Families For Human Rights
NAACP Milwaukee Branch
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Peace Action Wisconsin
School Sisters of Notre Dame Global Peace and Justice Commission
Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Wisconsin Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Wisconsin Council of Churches
