Clive Stafford Smith

Clive Stafford Smith is a British lawyer who has spent over 25 years representing people on death row. He has saved hundreds of lives and has become a prominent advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. Stafford Smith was educated at Cambridge University and began his career as a campaigning journalist. However, after a summer spent meeting prisoners on death row, he became convinced that he could make a greater impact by representing them directly. He has written several books on the death penalty and has been a vocal critic of capital punishment. Stafford Smith is also a professor of law at the University of London.