18 November 2020 :

Professor Roger Hood passed away on 17 November 2020 after a short illness, aged 84. Roger was one of the founding Trustees of The Death Penalty Project and worked with them for more than two decades. He was a true leader in the field of criminology and a brilliant academic.
Roger’s lifelong commitment to seek an end to capital punishment, coupled with his humanity and unwavering support, inspired us and many others.
A tribute to Roger, written by Professor Carolyn Hoyle and Professor Lucia Zedner, is available on the website of the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford: 
https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/news/2020-11-17-professor-roger-hood-cbe-qc-hon-phd-dcl-lld-hon-fba-1936-2020