Our Mission

As the most extreme legal sanction available, the death penalty helps define the scale of punishment that American society views as reasonable and fair. It is a deeply flawed sentencing practice that is steeped in a legacy of racial bias and error.

Since 2015, the Powell Project has provided assistance to dozens of capital trial teams in select jurisdictions nationwide. Through this work, we seek to empower defense counsel with the resources, training, and tools needed to defeat the death penalty in their cases.