VIDEO: John Bessler on The Birth of American Law
University of Baltimore School of Law professor John Bessler discusses his book The Birth of American Law: An Italian Philosopher and the American Revolution. 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
#90mStrong Monday: “I believe the death penalty is immoral.”
I believe the death penalty is immoral. It says that society can kill a person to prove that for them to have killed someone is wrong. That makes no sense to me. Read More
Inconsistency at the Supreme Court
As executions decline, who is actually being executed - the worst of the worst criminals? Far from it. In fact, instead of the worst of the worst, you could say it's often the least culpable; people with Intellectual Disabilities and severe mental illness. Read More
American Bar Association Urges “judicial remedy for challenging an execution as wrongful.”
The ABA recently released a resolution advocating for legislation to facilitate posthumous innocence investigations and allow the loved ones of wrongfully executed people to receive compensation. Read More
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State Sanctioned Murder: the Death Penalty and the Struggle for Racial Justice
As people across the country are rising up against state violence and mass incarceration, we are reminded of the ways our work fits into the struggle for racial justice. Read More
#NEWS: Oklahoma Attorney General Files Application for Stays of Execution
Oklahoma Attorney General files application for three stays of execution in light of SCOTUS review. Read More
Martin Luther King Jr. and The Abomination of State Executions
This January 15th, the day of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth, should be a time to remember, celebrate and carry on his tireless fight for justice and racial equality. However the state of Oklahoma and the state of Florida are taking this day to execute two of their citizens. Read More
Weekly News Roundup 1/5/15 - 1/9/15
Post-Botched Execution, Oklahoma Prepares For New Execution; Indiana State Senator Proposes Bill To Abolish State’s Death Penalty; Another Study Concludes Death Penalty Costs States Millions and #ICYMI: Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley Commutes State’s Remaining Death Sentences Read More
Mario Cuomo: Passionate Death Penalty Abolitionist
Remembering former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and his strong stance against the death penalty. Read More
Weekly News Round-Up: 12/15/14 - 12/19/14
Report: Executions Down Nationwide; More Details Emerge In Clayton Lockett Execution; OH Passes Lethal Injection Secrecy Bill & More Read More
#NEWS: Judge Overturns Conviction of George Stinney Jr., Executed at Age 14 in 1944
Enough is enough. We must abolish the death penalty now. Read More
VIDEO: Jim Wallis: Christian Conservative Opposition To Death Penalty Growing
Jim Wallis, President & Editor-in-Chief of Sojourners, a #90mStrong Campaign Partner, shares his views on the conflict between the death penalty and Christian beliefs. Read More
SPECIAL EDITION: Weekly News Round-Up: 12/8/14 - 12/12/14
Broad Coalition Launches National Campaign To End The Death Penalty … IN OTHER NEWS: More Exonerated; More Executed; OH Senate Okays Bill to Keep Lethal Injection Protocols Secret; and Many Connect US Torture Report to US’s Use of Death Penalty & Police Brutality. Read More
Civil Rights, Religious, Human Rights and Pro-Liberty Groups Launch Campaign to End Death Penalty
After year of botched executions, exonerations, and evidence of racial bias in justice system, “90 Million Strong” campaign launches to activate Americans who oppose capital punishment Read More
We’re Thankful…
To celebrate Thanksgiving, we at the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty are taking a moment to reflect on all the things we’re thankful for... Read More
Weekly News Round-Up: 11/3/14 - 11/7/14
MD AG argues state no longer has “authority” to execute. One man's death sentence is thrown out in TX while another mentally-ill man is prepared for execution. And questions are raised about the moral and financial cost of the death penalty. Read More
Weekly News Round-Up: 10/27/14 - 10/31/14
2014 Likely to Have Fewest US Executions Since 1994…Even in Texas, Executions Are Down. Missouri Execution Is Stayed Due to Negligent Defense Counsel. Oklahoma Executions Postponed Until 2015. More States Fighting to Keep Execution Procedures Secret. PLUS: Outrage Of The Week. Read More
The Death Penalty and its Inexcusable Burden on Prison Workers
Prison workers are forced to endure the reality of what it means to execute a human being, and this does not go without consequence. Read More