The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty welcomes the results of a new Pew Research Center poll indicating that opposition to capital punishment has increased significantly. Read More
Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong? It is a question that has no sensible response. Read More
Rather than turn back to routine use of the electric chair, the Governor made an amendment regarding lethal injection drugs. Read More
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
On the occasion of Martin Luther King Junior’s 87th birthday, we must examine our national progress on a project that Dr. King framed so beautifully throughout his life’s work. Read More
Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin grants Richard Glossip a last minute 37 day stay of execution due to issues with drug. Read More
Pope Francis addresses the U.S. Congress and calls for the abolition of the death penalty in respect of the "Golden Rule." Read More
Change is happening across the country. Your help is needed to keep the momentum going. Read More
The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals granted an emergency two week stay of execution to Richard Glossip in order to consider new evidence submitted by his attorneys. Read More
Death Row Exoneree Nate Fields, Actress Susan Sarandon and Sister Helen Prejean recently interrupted Dr. Phil’s rerun season to make an important plea. Read More
Linda Greenhouse delves into the Connecticut Supreme Court's recent ruling that the death penalty violates the state's constitution. Read More
We understand death row as a man’s experience. But what about women? Read More
The historic march from Selma to D.C. begins on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2015 and ends September 15, 2015. Read More
Solitary confinement is a brutal rehabilitation method for incarcerated persons in the general prison population and on death row. Read More
What is the moral cost of killing in the name of the state? Read More
NCADP Board Vice Chair Barbara Arnwine was awarded the William Robert Ming Award at the 106th annual NAACP Convention in Philadelphia on July 13, 2015 for her significant contributions to civil rights causes as a lawyer. Read More
The DEA says it is in "lockstep" with the FDA, and will seize illegal drug used for lethal injections if imported by Nebraska. Read More
An examination of the relationship between spending on the death penalty and on education in the United States. Read More
Abolish the death penalty and invest in victims services. Read More
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