Author Archives: ctvictimvoices

One year ago today, I stood in the Governor’s office and watched him make history. With his signature, Connecticut became the seventeenth state in the country to abolish the death penalty. I was there with other victim family members, activists … Continue reading →

During the last week of October, I was in Montana, with the Montana Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. I’m just now beginning to feel normal again. A trip like that requires recuperation. I’ve thought a lot about the toll … Continue reading →

One of the reasons that Connecticut was able to repeal the death penalty was the testimony of victim family members who spoke to the harm that the death penalty causes victims. We detailed, in our testimonies, many of the ways … Continue reading →

Today I received a copy of a post from the NYADP (New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty) Journal. It looks beyond the death penalty, and its impact on victim family members. I think it is exactly the kind … Continue reading →

Since the day the governor signed the bill to repeal the death penalty here in Connecticut, I’ve been thinking about what to do about this blog. On the one hand, it seemed silly to have a blog about murder victim … Continue reading →

One of the topics we victims talked about on this blog and in other public forums was the cost to Connecticut of a death penalty case. I recently was contacted by OnlineCriminalJusticeDegree.com with a graphic that shows, comparatively, what is … Continue reading →

In a recent article, legislators and activists who worked to repeal the death penalty talked about how the repeal was accomplished. You can read that article here.

Although the death penalty has been repealed in Connecticut, there will continue to be repercussions. This is a link to a Letter to the Editor I wrote last week. It was in response to an article in my local newspaper … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, I had the honor of being a guest at the signing of the repeal of the death penalty bill recently passed to the governor from the Connecticut Senate and House of Representatives. When Governor Malloy signed the bill, … Continue reading →