NCADP Recommends: Suggested Reading List
We have compiled a list of valuable books for your reading list that discuss capital punishment, the criminal justice system, and social reform. Read More
Statement on Recent Report Detailing Process of Clayton Lockett’s Gruesome, Inhumane Execution
Statement by Executive Director Diann Rust-Tierney on Recent Report Detailing Process of Clayton Lockett’s Gruesome, Inhumane Execution. NCADP Renews Call to Halt All Executions. Read More
April 15th LIVE Intelligence Squared U.S. Debates The Death Penalty with Diann Rust-Tierney
On 15 April 2015, Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director, National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, was a featured panelist on a live Intelligence Squared U.S. debate on the death penalty. Read More
The Cloak and Daggers of Lethal Injection
On Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder called for a national moratorium on executions while the Supreme Court revisits lethal injection…He is absolutely right. We need to go further. It’s time to stop executions once and for all. Read More
#NEWS: Gov. Tom Wolf Announces PA Moratorium on Death Penalty
Governor Tom Wolf has issued a moratorium on the death penalty in Pennsylvania. Read More
STATEMENT FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON BOTCHED EXECUTION OF JOSEPH WOOD IN ARIZONA
“Tonight, we learned that yet another American has been put to death in a shocking and cruel way.” Read More
Furman v. Georgia Turns 42
June 29th marks the 42nd anniversary of the landmark Furman v. Georgia Supreme Court decision, which established a nationwide moratorium on capital punishment that lasted from 1972-1976. Here, we remember and celebrate the powerful arguments of the five judges in the majority opinion. Read More
Governor Inslee Declares a Moratorium on Executions for Washington State
On February 11, 2014, Governor Jay Inslee announced a moratorium on the death penalty in state, making Washington state the latest state to join the national trend towards ending use of the death penalty. For the remainder of his time in office Inslee will grant reprieves for death sentences, preventing any executions from happening. Read More