Episode 13: How New Hampshire Abolished the Death Penalty

<p>In 2019, New Hampshire became the 21st state to repeal the death penalty. With growing momentum across the country to abolish the death penalty, are there lessons to be learned from the states that have recently done so? Join Jeanne Hruska for her interview with Renny Cushing, a NH Representative who led the effort to repeal the death penalty in his state, about how this genuinely purple state succeeded in repealing the death penalty after many fits and starts.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----------------</span></p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Jeanne Hruska, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/Jeanne-Hruska/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">ACS, Senior Advisor for Communications and Strategy</a></p> <p><strong>Today's Guest:</strong> Renny Cushing, <a href= "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/house/members/default.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NH House of Representatives</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/projects/death-penalty-resources/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">The Death Penalty in America, by ACS</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?sy=2019&id=187&txtFormat=html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NH's Death Penalty Repeal Legislation</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href="http://mvfhr.org/home" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Murder Victims' Families for Human Rights</a></p> <p><strong>Visit the Podcast Website:</strong> <a href= "https://www.acslaw.org/media/podcast/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Broken Law Podcast</a></p> <p><strong>Email the Show:</strong> <a href= "mailto:Podcast@ACSLaw.org" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Podcast@ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Follow ACS on Social Media:</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/acslaw" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> | <a href= "https://www.ins