Project 39A, a criminal justice initiative by NLU Delhi, has organized an online exhibition called Capital Letters featuring letters from prisoners on death row. The exhibition aims to show the humanity of these prisoners and provide a different perspective on the capital punishment conversation. The letters touch on various themes such as mental health, custodial torture, and hope. “Every morning I wake up with the hope that maybe something very good will happen in my life today, but by the end of the evening, that hope starts getting lost,” Neha wrote in the letter. While Sabu noted, “Within these walls, we cannot love or be loved. That disturbs the equilibrium of every person here. I have been noticing this since the day I entered prison.”
Striving for a World without Capital Punishment