QSIDE is partnering with the Responsible Business Initiative for Justice (RBIJ) to analyze financial levers of power at the state level, and identify high-impact opportunities to advance human rights and abolish the death penalty. Our current research focuses on six states where the death penalty is legal—Arizona, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Indiana—with the goal of evaluating the potential for strategic advocacy by business leaders, investors, and human rights–oriented organizations.
QSIDE is currently tracking the following:
- Announcements of new foreign investments
- Leading industries within each state
- Primary sources of foreign investment by country
- Major political donors to each state’s governor
- Governors’ out-of-state travel
The ultimate objective of this initiative is to develop a comprehensive dataset that captures state-level investment trends, alongside a curated database of companies committed to human rights. This will support targeted, data-driven advocacy efforts to promote the abolition of the death penalty, and uphold the right to life.
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If you are interested in our work on death penalty abolition, you may also want to check out our other recent collaborations—like DATA2LIFT, or our Fair-Chance Hiring initiative! Or, read more about our published criminal & legal system justice research here!