| 2010 Death Penalty Study Hearings |
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Thursday September 16, 2010 at 6:30 pm Thursday September 30, 2010 at 6:30 pm
University of New Hampshire Murkland Hall-Room 115 October 1 -- Discussion and deliberation by commission members November 5 -- Final meeting December 2010 -- Commission report is due Please Attend the Hearings! Consider Testifying
The Study Commission needs to hear from the public in order to fully evaluate this public policy issue. Please attend the hearings and wear a shirt or button to show your support for abolition. If you would like to testify before the Study Commission, please plan your testimony beforehand. Your testimony should not be longer than 5 minutes, and should include the following information: "Hi my name is xyz and I am a resident of Town, NH. I am asking the Commission to support repeal of the death penalty because *include 1 - 2 reasons why you think the DP should be repealed*" After the hearings, please read your local paper and respond to articles or opinion pieces with a letter to the editor. Submit a letter to the editor via your hometown paper's website or send a hard copy in the mail. Be sure to include your phone number because the paper will usually call to verify your letter before they go to print. If you are willing to attend the hearing, testify and/or write a letter to the editor, please contact Barbara Keshen
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or Katherine Cooper
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They are available to assist with testimony or help in drafting a letter to the editor.
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The NH Legislature created a Study Commission to evaluate the death penalty and determine whether it is a good policy for New Hampshire. This is the first time there has been a comprehensive study of the death penalty in New Hampshire. NHCADP has been working to find qualified experts and those with experience with the death penalty to testify before the study commission. New Hampshire has not completed an execution since 1939, so there is not a great deal of experience within the state about how the death penalty affects victim family members, corrections workers, the public and family members of those who are executed.