1. Death Penalty Corporate Stance We, the Springfield Dominicans, recognize and respect the dignity of all persons and seek to end all forms of violence in our lives and in our world. We therefore seek the abolition of the death penalty. June, 1999

2. United States Reinstated in 1976 Executions since 1976 = 1,295 States with No Death Penalty 1.Alaska 2.Connecticut - 2012 3.Hawaii 4.Illinois - 2011 5.Iowa 6.Maine 7.Massachusetts 8.Michigan 9.Minnesota 10.New Jersey 11.New Mexico 12.New York 13.North Dakota 14.Rhode Island 15.Vermont 16.West Virginia 17.Wisconsin

5. Executions by Region (1976-2011)

6. RACE OF DEFENDANTS EXECUTED IN THE U.S. SINCE 1976 BLACK44435% LATINO997% WHITE72856% OTHER242%

11. Countries of the World 97 (50%) Abolished 7 (4%) Abolished for crimes not committed in exceptional circumstances 48 (25%) Abolished in practice 42 (22%) Maintain death penalty in both law and practice

13. 22% Maintaining DP Iran, Zimbabwe, China, North Korea, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Ethiopia, Cuba, Belarus Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, Congo, Chad, Yemen, Guinea, Bangladesh India, Japan, Nigeria, Uganda, Botswana, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Kuwait, Oman, Lebanon, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and the United States

14. Private Prison Industrial Complex