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Robert Dunham: Executive Director
Richard Dieter: Executive Director
DPIC is a national non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The center promotes informed discussion of the death penalty by preparing in-depth reports, conducting briefings for journalists, and serving as a resource to those working on this issue.
DPIC releases
an annual report on the death penalty, highlighting significant developments and featuring the latest statistics. The Center also produces reports on various issues related to the death penalty such as arbitrariness, costs, innocence, and race. It offers a wide variety of multimedia resources, such as its free, online educational curricula and its podcast series.
DPIC was founded in 1990 and is funded through the generosity of individual donors and foundations, including the Roderick MacArthur Justice Center, the Open Society Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and the Death Penalty Project, a Proteus Action League initiative. It is based in Washington, D.C.