Maya Angelou: “A warrior for tolerance, equality, and peace.”
"She will be missed, but she will not be forgotten. We stand on her shoulders." --Professor Charles Ogletree Read More
#90mStrong Monday: “Most kids have been told by their parents that ‘two wrongs don’t make a right.’”
I met my father-in-law Fred Gilreath in a Georgia prison where he was on death row for the murder of his wife and her father some 20 years prior. Read More
Guest Blog: Supreme Court ruling should prompt change in Idaho laws
Kathy Griesmyer shows why Hall v. Florida should create change for the state of Idaho. Read More
Night of Shame: 3 Executions in 24 Hours
Three African American men will be executed within 24 hours, and each of these executions will have been shrouded in secrecy. Read More
Calling on Governor Nixon to Grant Clemency for John Winfield
“It’s time to put the death penalty behind us,” stated Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. Read More
Guest Post: Death Penalty is Not a Christian Value
Christian author Marci Alborghetti shares why the Bible does not support the death penalty. Read More
Voices of Florida: The #90mStrong Speak Out
Tomorrow John Henry is scheduled to be executed in Florida. The #90mStrong in Florida share why they oppose the death penalty. Read More
Guest Post: The Value of Execution Vigils
Michael Stone explores the power and purpose of execution vigils. Read More
#90mStrong Monday: “Stop this insane and inhumane procedure now.”
Why Bob is one of the 90 million people who opposes the death penalty Read More
Vigils Throughout Missouri Next Week for John Winfield Execution
Join Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty for vigils throughout the state. Read More
#90mStrong Monday: “I regard execution as a blasphemy, for it limits the power of God to transform.”
Ivy League Professor, Priest, and Activist Paul Jones shares his personal experiences with the death penalty. Read More
Friday Roundup: Less Lethal Drugs, More Extreme Solutions
As support for the death penalty hits an all time low and lethal injection drugs become unavailable, some death penalty supporters and states are growing even more extreme. Read More
I Spent More Than Six Years as an Innocent Woman on Death Row
The new season of Orange is the New Black will be available on Netflix starting next weekend. I won’t be watching it. I lived it. Read More
Guest Post: Death penalty will never be risk-free.
Our constitution requires that, if a state wishes to use the death penalty, we must guarantee that it is not cruel punishment. And for good reason. Read More
#90mStrong Monday: “I work to end the death penalty, in memory of my father.”
I knew long ago that even if my father's murderer was found, the only thing that would provide true healing for me would be equality and justice. Read More
More Push Back on Capital Punishment; Supreme Court Rules Against Florida
“ The Eighth Amendment’s protection of dignity reflects the Nation we have been, the Nation we are, and the Nation we aspire to be.” --Justice Kennedy Read More
55% Americans Support the Death Penalty. I Used to Be One of Them.
Writer Philip Egger reveals how new data on innocent death row inmates changed his opinion of the death penalty. Read More
Guest Post: Humanist Approach to the Capital Punishment
Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, weighs in on why humanists have a natural opposition to the death penalty. Read More
Delaware Supreme Court Unanimous Reversal of Conviction and Death Sentence of Jermaine Wright
On May 19th, in a 5-0 unanimous ruling, the Delaware Supreme Court overturned the conviction of death row prisoner Jermaine Wright, citing a “miscarriage of justice.” Read More