#NEWS: “To End the Anguish, Drop the Death Penalty”
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
The Death Penalty Robs Education
An examination of the relationship between spending on the death penalty and on education in the United States. Read More
The Death Penalty Ignores the Needs of Families of Victims
Abolish the death penalty and invest in victims services. 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
#EDITORIAL: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Should Not Get Death Penalty
The LA Times has written a forceful editorial stating that Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not be given the death penalty. Read More
#NEWS: How the Case Against Anthony Ray Hinton Unraveled
On Thursday, 2 April 2015, Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent almost 30 years on death row in Alabama for the 1985 murders of two men, was exonerated and freed. The Washington Post shares how the case against him fell apart. Read More
#NEWS: Delaware Senate Passes Repeal Bill
On Thursday, 2 April 2015, the Delaware Senate passed a bill to repeal the death penalty in the state. Read More
The Supreme Court and the Death Penalty
1998 Pulitzer Prize winner Linda Greenhouse has written a compelling op-ed in the New York Times today on the Supreme Court's inconsistent and often bewildering approach to death penalty cases. Read More
#NEWS: The American Pharmacists Association Votes to Oppose Participation in Executions
Earlier this week, the American Pharmacists Association voted to discourage pharmacists from participating in executions. They joined the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists which adopted a similar resolution last week. Read More
“We’re seeing it among Evangelicals”: How death penalty politics radically, shockingly changed
NCADP Executive Director, Diann Rust-Tierney speaks with reporter Elias Isquith of Salon magazine about the current state of the death penalty in the U.S. and the goals of the 90 Million Strong Campaign. Read More
#NEWS: Lead Prosecutor in Glenn Ford Case Apologizes and Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty
Attorney A.M. "Marty" Stroud III, of Shreveport, the lead prosecutor in the Glenn Ford case, gives a heart felt apology and calls for the death penalty to be abolished. Read More
#NEWS: Catholic Publications Pen Joint Editorial Calling for an End to the Death Penalty
Four editorial boards have written a joint editorial calling for an end to the death penalty. Read More
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An Anniversary of Our Evolving Standards of Decency
We have a new opportunity to craft a better vision -- one that reflects the strengths of our diverse backgrounds and life experiences. Read More
#EXCLUSIVE: Reporter Bailey Elise McBride is Shining A Spotlight on the Death Penalty
Reporter Bailey Elise McBride shares why she is against the death penalty and is partnering with the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Read More
#90mStrong Monday: “...I learned that everyone is made in the image of God.”
To kick of Women's History Month, check out why NCADP Executive Director Diann Rust-Tierney is part of #90mStrong against the death penalty. Read More
#NEWS: Virginia House Rejects Lethal Injection Secrecy Bill
The Virginia House of Delegates rejected a measure to pass a lethal injection secrecy bill. Read More
#NEWS: Texas Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution for Rodney Reed
On Monday night, Texas granted a stay of execution for Rodney Reed,just 10 days before his scheduled March 5th execution. 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: Akorn Pharmaceuticals Bans Use of Midazolam For Executions
Akorn has issued a statement that it will no longer sell the sedative midazolam to prisons in an effort to keep the drug from being used in lethal injections. Read More
#NEWS: Florida Supreme Court Stays Execution of Jerry Correll
The Florida Supreme Court granted a stay of execution on Tuesday to Jerry Correll pending the U.S. Supreme Court review of the use of midazolam as a lethal injection drug. Read More