Behavioral psychology says that punishment is an ineffective motivational tool, because its effects are only temporary. While punishment may suppress undesirable behavior temporarily, it fails to ...

America’s death penalty history is filled with notorious and disturbing cases that reveal its continuing cruelty. In just the last two weeks, two cases offered vivid examples of capital punishment’s ...

Dear Chairperson McCarthy, Ranking Member Platts, and Members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), its over half a million members, countless additional ...