Brian Kammer on Capital Punishment in Georgia

Brian shares his expertise on capital defense, habeas corpus and the death penalty in Georgia.

• The importance of responding to the injustices within the criminal justice and capital punishment systems.
• Constitutional violations that led to the wrongful conviction
• Reduction of death sentences handed out
• Federal habeas corpus appeals and overturning cases
• History of Habeas corpus and due process
• Lack of resources for poor Georgians
• Current death row statistics and impact of the Georgia Resource Center
• The capital punishment system is embedded within a racist culture
• Influence of national “tough on crime” culture
• Mercer University's ABS Project
• Resources to get involved:

1. Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty,
2. Southern Center for Human Rights,
3. Georgia Resource Center