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About DPI
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization providing the media, policymakers, and the general public with data and analysis on issues concerning capital punishment and the people it affects. For more than 35 years, DPI has been the preeminent national resource for timely and trustworthy information about the death penalty.