Robert Dunham

@RDunhamDP

Special counsel @PhillipsBlackPr; Director, DP Policy Project; adjunct prof. @TempleLaw. B.A. @Penn; J.D. @GeorgetownLaw. Formerly @DPInfoCtr Exec. Dir.

Philadelphia, PA

Joined November 2014

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jun 10

Surge in U.S. Executions Exhibits Huge White-Victim Preference. DP3 Analysis Finds White-Victim Preference Masks Significant Bias Against Black Defendants. dppolicy.substack.com/p/surge-in-us-… @8thAmendmentPro @NAACP_LDF @southerncenter @splcenter @eji_org @ACLU #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet image. Surge in U.S. Executions Exhibits Huge White-Victim Preference. DP3 Analysis Finds White-Victim Preference Masks Significant Bias Against Black Defendants. dppolicy.substack.com/p/surge-in-us-… @8thAmendmentPro @NAACP_LDF @southerncenter @splcenter @eji_org @ACLU #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 18

The Florida Supreme Court has issued direct appeal opinions affirming the convictions and sentences of three death-row prisoners. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions/Most-… @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg #TimothyFletcher #DonaldWilliams #ToneyDavis #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet image. The Florida Supreme Court has issued direct appeal opinions affirming the convictions and sentences of three death-row prisoners. supremecourt.flcourts.gov/Opinions/Most-… @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg #TimothyFletcher #DonaldWilliams #ToneyDavis #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 20

Could Indiana approve firing squads? Several state lawmakers have suggested legislation, but it’s unclear whether Republican leadership will back the effort. indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/18/a-h… @INCapChronicle @SmithCaseyA @INAbolition #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. A growing number of Republican lawmakers and Indiana officials are pushing for an execution alternative: the firing squad.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 20

How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States. theconversation.com/how-the-cathol… @ConversationUS @CMNEndtheDP @helenprejean

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Catholic opposition to the death penalty is relatively new in the church’s history, but has helped shape public debate.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 20

Louisiana’s assault on public defense services continues as defender oversight board, with brand new members, votes to oust local lead public defenders. lailluminator.com/2025/07/07/wit… @IlluminatorLA @JSODonoghue @JusticesPromise @NLADA @NACDL @DeathPenaltyRep

RDunhamDP's tweet card. The Louisiana Public Defender Oversight Board voted 5-4 Monday to uphold the firing of five attorneys who lead local public defender offices. Their decision follows the replacement of more than half...

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 19

Judge orders Tennessee to turn off death-row prisoner Byron Black’s heart-regulating implanted device at execution. apnews.com/article/execut… @AP @JonathanMattise @Tndeathpenalty #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. A judge is ordering state officials to turn off a death-row inmate's heart-regulating implanted device to avert the risk that it might try to shock him during his execution by lethal injection...

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 19

DeSantis signs 10th Florida death warrant in 2025, setting August 19 execution date for Kayle Bates. sun-sentinel.com/2025/07/18/des… @SunSentinel @newsservicefla @JSaundersnews @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Kayle Barrington Bates, 67, is scheduled to be executed Aug. 19 at Florida State Prison and could be the 10th inmate put to death by lethal injection this year in the state.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 19

A Nashville trial court has issued a preliminary injunction requiring Tennessee to deactivate Byron Black's implanted defibrillator before his schedued August 5 execution. drive.google.com/file/d/1x3VxKL… @Tndeathpenalty #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet image. A Nashville trial court has issued a preliminary injunction requiring Tennessee to deactivate Byron Black's implanted defibrillator before his schedued August 5 execution. drive.google.com/file/d/1x3VxKL… @Tndeathpenalty #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 18

A heart implant could make Tennessee’s next execution painful and prolonged. Prison officials argue they don’t have to disable the device. wpln.org/post/a-heart-i… @WPLN @Tndeathpenalty #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Tennessee’s next execution is scheduled for Aug. 5, and this time, there are even stronger fears about the death becoming torturous.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 18

The Abortion Capital Murder Prosecution No One Is Talking About. contrarian.substack.com/p/the-abortion… contrarian.substack.com @PregnancyJust #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 18

Execution scheduled for Texas death row prisoner in junk science 'shaken baby' case as lawyers maintain innocence. foxnews.com/us/execution-s… @FoxNews @landon_mion @TexDefender @TCADPdotORG @TexDefender @TCADPdotORG @texasccatdp @WTIUSA @innocence @cifsjustice #RobertRoberson

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Robert Roberson is now scheduled to be put to death in October for his conviction in the death of his 2-year-old daughter, after his execution was delayed last year.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 18

'Texans should be outraged': Execution back on for death-row prisoner who has strong innocence claims. usatoday.com/story/news/nat… @AmandaLeeUSAT @TexDefender @TCADPdotORG @WTIUSA @innocence @cifsjustice #RobertRoberson #deathpenalty

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 18

Alabama lawmaker seeks to broaden already expansive death penalty statute by adding a 22nd basis to seek death. wdhn.com/news/alabama-l… @WDHN @eji_org @AlabamaArise @PHADP

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Montgomery, Ala. — An Alabama legislator wants to expand the state’s death penalty law to cover more circumstances, including cases where a murder creates a significant risk of death to multi…

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 17

Robert Roberson Faces New Execution Date in Controversial ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’ Case. texasobserver.org/robert-roberso… @TexasObserver @MichellePitcher @TexDefender @TCADPdotORG @WTIUSA @innocence @cifsjustice @TheSyndromeFilm #Texas #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. The new date comes after Ken Paxton took over the case that could lead to the nation's first execution based on the contested diagnosis.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 17

Utah death row prisoner Ralph Menzies, set for execution, asks for clemency. ksl.com/article/513468… @KSLcom @emilyjaneen3 @acluutah

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Attorneys for Ralph Menzies, who is set to be executed Sept. 5, are seeking clemency from the state parole board, citing his mental health and comments from an initial judge.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 17

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies seek clemency, ask death penalty to be commuted to life sentence. abc4.com/news/local-new… @abc4utah @SorinaTrauntv @acluutah #Utah #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. Attorneys for Ralph Menzies have filed a petition for commutation to the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, asking that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison without the possibility of pa…

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 17

Intellectually disabled Tennessee death row prisoner with dementia wants to avoid inhumane pain in execution. fox17.com/news/local/ten… @Fox17Nashville @KarenAFox17 @Tndeathpenalty @TheArcUS @NAMICommunicate @taccommunicate @MentalHealthAm #ByronBlack #deathpenalty

RDunhamDP's tweet card. A hearing began Monday to determine if death row inmate Byron Black's defibrillator should be turned off before his Aug. 5 execution.

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Robert Dunham@RDunhamDP · Jul 17

Tennessee death row prisoner Byron Black to ask court Monday to disable defibrillator before execution. fox17.com/news/local/hea… @Fox17Nashville @MaddieNolanTV @Tndeathpenalty @CCATDP #deathpenalty

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