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90 million Americans believe the death penalty is wrong. We mobilize them to end the death penalty state by state.
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Donate now to fight the death penalty

Donate now to fight the death penalty

New year, same problems: Keep supporting us by filling out this form and getting informed so we can strengthen the death penalty abolition movement, tackle threats to our cause, and expand efforts to save lives.

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After 6 Murder Trials and Nearly 24 Years, Charges Dropped Against Curtis Flowers

After 6 Murder Trials and Nearly 24 Years, Charges Dropped Against Curtis Flowers Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press

Two decades after prosecutors began pursuing murder charges against Mr. Flowers, they announced that they were dropping the case.

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Tell Congress: The Death Penalty is Wrong

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Sign the petition encouraging Congress to speak out against the upcoming federal executions in July and August of 2020.

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The Call to Unite

The Call to Unite Unite

Celebrate someone who has been there for you through our global pandemic. And to pay it forward, share how you plan to #answerthecall for someone else in need.

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Jerry Givens – Rest in Peace, Rest in Power

Jerry Givens – Rest in Peace, Rest in Power Rick Stack and Maggie Burnette Stogner

Jerry spoke philosophically of how we all live under a sentence of death, but unlike condemned prisoners we don’t know when our time will be up.

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Colorado Death Penalty Abolished

Colorado Death Penalty Abolished David Zalubowski/AP

“It's important that we end that I think it has been a very discriminatory practice, not just towards people of color, but people within geographic areas within the state,” said Democratic Rep. Adrienne Benavidez.

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We must release prisoners to lessen the spread of coronavirus

We must release prisoners to lessen the spread of coronavirus iStock

Unless government officials act now, the novel coronavirus will spread rapidly in our jails and prisons, endangering not only prisoners and corrections workers but the general public as well.

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In the Executioner’s Shadow

In the Executioner’s Shadow

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Join the NCADP Action Team

Join the NCADP Action Team

NCADP is assembling a team to that can help educate elected officials on the systemic flaws of the death penalty. Join the fight!

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Scheduled Executions

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William LeCroy

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Christopher Vialva

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We Need You In This Fight

NCADP has long understood that ending the death penalty is an essential part of building a more fair and just society.

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Jerry Givens – Rest in Peace, Rest in Power by Rick Stack and Maggie Burnette Stogner

It is with great sadness that we share the news of Jerry Given’s death. At one of our earliest screenings, at a Human Rights Film Festival in Los Angeles, an audience member asked, “What are among your biggest surprises filming this documentary? Without hesitation Maggie answered, “Never in my life did I imagine I’d be calling an executioner my friend.”

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Just Mercy - A Paradigm Shift by David D. Dodge

Just Mercy is a fact-based courtroom drama that tackles the subjects of the death penalty and racial injustice. Stevenson’s commitment to persevere, to doing the right thing, and to fighting for those who need it the most remains the main theme of the movie. The film leaves theatre-goers with the message that our criminal justice system is irreparably broken and not reliable enough to condemn a fellow human being to death.

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