- Department of Justice Issues Lame-Duck Regulations to Broaden the Range of Available Federal Execution Methodsby Death Penalty Information Center on November 30, 2020 at 6:56 pm
The range of methods available to the federal government to carry out executions could be expanded under a new Department of Justice regulation published on November 27, 2020. The regulation, one of numerous last-minute changes in federal practices adopted […]
- New DPIC Podcast Discusses ‘Racist Roots’ and ‘Enduring Injustice’ of U.S. Death Penaltyby Death Penalty Information Center on November 25, 2020 at 5:29 pm
In the November 2020 episode of Discussions with DPIC, Gretchen Engel (pictured, left), Executive Director of North Carolina’s Center for Death Penalty Litigation (CDPL), joins Ngozi Ndulue (pictured, below), Senior Director of Research and Special […]
- Gallup Poll: Public Support for the Death Penalty Lowest in a Half-Centuryby Death Penalty Information Center on November 24, 2020 at 9:57 pm
Public support for the death penalty is at its lowest level in a half-century, with opposition higher than any time since 1966, according to the 2020 annual Gallup poll on Americans’ attitudes about capital punishment. Fifty-five percent of respondents […]
- Trump Administration Presses Forward with Death Penalty Despite Election Defeat, Announcing 3 More Death Warrants and More Capital Prosecutionsby Death Penalty Information Center on November 23, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Despite its defeat at the polls on November 3, the Trump administration is pressing forward with efforts to conduct an historically unprecedented number of lame duck executions and in announcing new federal capital prosecutions that it will not be in position […]
TCADP Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- TCADP December 2020 Newsletter: Keeping up the fight to stop executions and end the death penaltyby Kristin on December 1, 2020 at 1:59 pm
In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you'll find information about federal executions scheduled by the outgoing administration, program announcements for the TCADP 2021 Annual Conference, and a new report on the toll COVID-19 has taken on Texas prisons […]
- TCADP November 2020 Newsletter: Using your voice for justiceby Kristin on November 2, 2020 at 1:40 pm
In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you'll find information about four scheduled executions and how you can take action. Also, Pope Francis reiterates the "inadmissibility" of the death penalty, the Governor of California addresses systemic racism, […]
- TCADP October 2020 Newsletter: Virtual events abound this monthby Kristin on October 1, 2020 at 12:47 pm
In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you'll find information about a slew of virtual events this month, including two TCADP webinars on "future dangerousness." We also share findings from an important new report on race and the death penalty and […]
- TCADP September 2020 Newsletter: Join us for an evening of forgiveness, hope, and resilienceby Kristin on September 2, 2020 at 2:49 pm
In this edition of our monthly newsletter, you'll find information about a special virtual event on September 22 featuring Alabama death row exoneree Anthony Ray Hinton. Updates on scheduled executions and recent case developments also are available. […]
World Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- High-level remote panel on the moratorium resolutionon November 19, 2020 at 5:54 pm
On 5 November, a webinar gathering high-level panelists was held by Ensemble contre la peine de mort / Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) on the moratorium resolution that is expected to be voted on in December.
- 120 UN Member States Support the Moratorium at Committee Voteon November 18, 2020 at 9:49 pm
On 17 November, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution draft calling upon States to observe a moratorium on executions.
- The 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty Highlights the Life-Saving Importance of Effective Legal Representation in Capital Caseson November 18, 2020 at 5:16 pm
As with previous years, the 18th World Day Against the Death Penalty brought together abolitionist voices from every corner of the globe, covering a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. This year’s activities were marked by the COVID-19 […]
- UPR 36th Session Debriefed on Facebook liveon November 18, 2020 at 8:34 am
The 36th session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) was being held from 02 to 13 November. On the initiative of the Advocates for Human Rights, the World Coalition brodcasted Facebook live debriefings to cover the review of States that have not done yet […]
Death Penalty – Human Rights Now The Amnesty International USA Blog
- Race and the Death Penalty: “Just a Bunch of Racists”?by James Clark on November 4, 2016 at 4:29 pm
At a recent public debate of California’s competing ballot initiatives on the death penalty, Paul Pfingst, a former district attorney for San Diego County and a supporter of Prop 66, spoke about the role race plays in the death penalty. … Please […]
- Troy Davis: 5 Years Onby James Clark on September 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Troy was on death row for over two decades before he was finally executed. In that time he became a leader himself in the movement to end the death penalty, with his steadfast spirit and unshakeable faith in justice inspiring activists around the world.
- Troy Davis’s Legacyby Guest Writer on September 21, 2016 at 2:00 pm
By Savannah Fox, Field Organizer Five years ago today, on September 21st, I became an activist. I didn’t sign my first petition or attended my first rally. I found my passion, my anger and my hope as an activist, all … Please continue reading.
- Jeffrey Wood is Scheduled for Execution on August 24th, but he Didn’t Commit Murderby James Clark on August 17, 2016 at 9:41 pm
As death sentences and executions dwindle around the country and most states are abandoning the death penalty, a few states are determined to keep executions rolling. Top of the list is Texas, the state that’s now gearing up to execute a man who never […]