Help out the Innocence Protection Act. Fax your senator and congressperson Monday and Tuesday.

The Innocence Protection Act (IPA - S 486 / HR 912) and other death penalty reform proposals will be the subject of back-to-back hearings before the Senate and House Judiciary Committees on Tuesday, June 18, 2002.

This important legislation provides critical new safeguards in capital cases by:

Ensuring convicted offenders can request DNA testing on evidence from their case that is in the government's possession to prove their innocence.

Helping states provide professional and experienced lawyers at every stage of a death penalty case.

Requiring states to inform juries of all sentencing options, including the option to sentence a defendant to life imprisonment without the possibility of.

Providing those who are proven innocent after an unjust incarceration some measure of compensation.

Making sure the public has more reliable and detailed information regarding the administration of the nation's capital punishment laws.

For more on this, visit The Justice Project