The execution of terminally ill inmates reveals the true purpose of capital punishment - retribution. With chronic illness plaguing inmates across the U.S., partly due to restrictions in medical services, and extensive state appeal processes, inmate are aging and increasingly legal leaders and advocate are confronted with the question — is it humane to execute a terminally ill inmate? 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
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
What is the moral cost of killing in the name of the state? Read More
The Supreme Court has issued a ruling on the use of midazolam in executions. 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
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
The Atlantic offers a detailed look at the horrific 2014 execution of Clayton Lockett in Oklahoma. Read More
Willie Manning has become the 153rd person to be added to the growing list of death row exonerees. Read More
John D. Bessler, of the University of Baltimore School of Law, discusses new changes in the evolution of capital punishment Read More
Bill and Denise Richard, the parents of 8-year-old Martin Richard, the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombings, wrote a powerful op-ed in the Boston Globe. Read More
An examination of the relationship between spending on the death penalty and on education in the United States. Read More