May 15, 2017
Lush Cosmetics and the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) are holding a series of community engagement events across the country. Using Lush’s 200 U.S. stores as a base of activity, each event will educate members of the community on the ways in which the death penalty has failed to improve public safety and encourage people to get involved in the national effort calling for the abolition of capital punishment
October 13, 2017
Washington, DC: The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty will recognize those who have had a major impact in shifting the momentum away from capital punishment.
January 28, 2016
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty is disappointed that the Delaware House of Representatives did not vote to end the death penalty today. But the battle for abolition goes on in Delaware and across the country.
December 16, 2015
As 2015 Closes, 30 States Effectively Abolish The Death Penalty And “The Voices Of The 90 Million Have Been Heard”
November 20, 2015
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement
September 24, 2015
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Mobilizes Behind Pope’s Message, Calls for Activists to Fight to End Practice Once and For All
September 17, 2015
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, Grateful That Possibly Innocent Man’s Execution Will Be Delayed, Reminds of Criminal Justice System Flaws
August 21, 2015
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Calls on Texas Governor Greg Abbott to Comply with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Ruling
July 31, 2015
“America’s Journey for Justice” to begin August 1st, Featuring Walk from Selma to Washington, DC.
June 29, 2015
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Mourns Passing of Glenn Ford, Who Served 30 Years on Death Row for Crime He Did Not Commit
June 29, 2015
“The death penalty is on the outs, with even conservative states like Nebraska outlawing the policy. Yet that message clearly hasn’t risen up to the highest Court in the land. That means our work is far from done.
May 27, 2015
National Coalition to Abolish The Death Penalty on Nebraska Repeal of The Death Penalty: “Today Is A Great Day”
May 15, 2015
Statement from Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, expressing disappointment with the decision to give the death death penalty to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
May 13, 2015
Statement from Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, on Recent Report Detailing Process of Clayton Lockett’s Gruesome, Inhumane Execution. NCADP Renews Call to Halt All Executions.
April 29, 2015
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the state of Oklahoma may kill condemned prisoners in a manner that knowledgeable and credible experts agree would result in an unconstitutionally cruel and painful death.
February 13, 2015
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty joins a broad and diverse chorus of praise for Governor Tom Wolf. Governor Wolf announced a moratorium on executions until he has reviewed a report from the Pennsylvania Taskforce and Advisory Committee on Capital Punishment.
January 28, 2015
Tonight Georgia makes a mockery of justice by executing a man who the Supreme Court has said categorically cannot be punished with death. More than a decade ago the Supreme Court ruled that executing a person with intellectual disabilities violates the letter and spirit of our Constitution.
January 15, 2015
Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and NCADP Board Vice Chair.
January 14, 2015
Following last night’s execution of Andrew Brannan in Georgia, Diann Rust-Tierney, Executive Director of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, issued the following statement:
