"The South has an opportunity to embrace a culture of life and end executions that are plagued by bias and outdated practices," said Joia Erin Thornton of the Faith Leaders of Color Coalition. Read more in al.com.
Southern governors must reckon with the death penalty: op-ed
In Oklahoma, Governor Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Tremane Wood. In Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey granted clemency to Charles “Sonny” Burton, commuting his death sentence to life without pa...
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"Each of us was horrified” by the botched execution of Tony Carruthers...
Dozens of doctors, nurses call on Tennessee to pause executions until state proves it’s improved since botched attempt
Dozens of doctors and nurses have signed a letter to Tennessee’s governor asking him to pause all death row inmate executions until the state can prove it’s made improvements since the botched attempt...
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Calling Tennessee's recent botched execution a "brutal spectacle" faith leaders and Republican lawmakers are stunned by the governor's inaction...
Clergy and politicians urge Tennessee governor to postpone execution – Baptist News Global
About a dozen clergy and conservative politicians pleaded with Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to postpone an upcoming execution after another inmate’s lethal injection was botched in May.
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"While there are differing opinions about capital punishment among evangelicals, all evangelicals oppose the torture of another human being." Read more in @thecentersquare.bsky.social ...
Republicans, faith leaders want examination of execution protocols
(The Center Square) – Faith leaders and some Republicans are calling on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to review execution protocols after attempts to put a man to death in May
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Hundreds of executions in the U.S. have been botched. Read more from @mlk50.com
Lethal injections are more likely to be botched, experts say
Ricky Bell, warden at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tenn., gives a tour of the prison's execution chamber in 1999. AP Photo/Mark
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"The report is a harsh reminder that Texas’s system of capital punishment has not left its historical connection to lynching behind," said Tiara Cooper of @legaldefensefund.bsky.social
What Can Explain Tarrant County’s Death Penalty Push but Racism?
A new report just released by Texas Defender Service shows that ninety-two percent of the death sentences sought by the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office since 2012 have been against people of...
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LISTEN to the leader of the @uscedp.bsky.social explain why America is moving away from the death penalty on the Hard Knox with Amanda Knox podcast...
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You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life, but we can all turn adversity into insight, and no one knows this better than A...
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“This was a tortured, botched execution. There’s no question about it." Read more in @mlk50.com
After ‘botched’ lethal injection attempt, Tony Carruthers’ family, supporters and lawmakers seek transparency
People protesting against the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers stacked boxes with signed petitions outside Gov. Bill Lee’s office door at the
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“The state of Tennessee hired a leader with a well-documented history of problematic executions," said Laura Porter, leader of the @uscedp.bsky.social
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Correction leader linked to botched Arizona executions • Tennessee Lookout
Federal public defenders are calling out Frank Strada, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction.
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"There’s no acceptable way to practice a form of state killing that, for Black Americans especially, has long been intertwined with terror." Read this powerful piece on the urgency of death penalty abolition by our Director of Leadership Development, Furonda Brasfield otherwords.org/theres-no-mo...
There’s No ‘Moral’ Death Penalty - OtherWords
The death penalty has evolved for nearly two centuries, but there’s only one real measure of progress: whether we finally choose to stop killing.
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"...from noose to needle to nitrogen, our constant search for a more acceptable way to kill is a story of failure..." said Furonda Brasfield of the @uscedp.bsky.social
There’s No ‘Moral’ Death Penalty - OtherWords
The death penalty has evolved for nearly two centuries, but there’s only one real measure of progress: whether we finally choose to stop killing.
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“Tennessee has effectively made the case against the death penalty,” said Laura Porter, the executive director of the @uscedp.bsky.social Read more in @newyorktimeshaiku.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...
Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein
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🧵 92% of the death sentences sought by Tarrant County prosecutors since 2012 have been against racial and ethnic minorities, even though 40% of Tarrant County’s population is white, according to a new report. thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/21/t...
Texas County Pursues Death Penalty ‘Almost Exclusively’ Against People of Color, Report Shows. We Have an Opportunity to Change That.
A new report concludes Tarrant County is an “extreme outlier” in its unfair targeting of racial and ethnic minorities for the death penalty.
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Change is possible anywhere, including the state with the highest per capita execution rate in the nation. The death penalty is dying in the U.S.
Oklahoma Emerges as Epicenter of Anti-Death Penalty Movement
Oklahoma leads the nation in executions, but new bipartisan alliances are strengthening the movement to end capital punishment in the state.
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"We want to make sure policymakers know the country is moving away from the death penalty,” said Laura Porter, leader of the new @uscedp.bsky.social Hear more on @kgou.org
Oklahoma's unique position in the death penalty abolition movement
Oklahoma leads the nation in executing death row inmates. Now, multiple Oklahoma-based organizations are joining the effort to end that practice.
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The surge in executions and efforts to expand the death penalty are out of touch with the views of Americans. Read more in @baptistnews.com baptistnews.com/article/coal...
Coalition forms to end capital punishment state by state – Baptist News Global
A coalition of anti-death penalty groups has united to end capital punishment state by state and just as U.S. executions are surging.
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“In this moment, we see a very clear disconnect between the handful of politicians pushing for more executions in the expansion of the death penalty, and current public sentiment on this issue,” said Laura Porter of the new @uscedp.bsky.social
Anti-death penalty coalition talks surge in executions, dwindling public support
During its inaugural press conference, representatives of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty highlighted the uptick of executions in the South.
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"This is an extraordinarily import campaign," said Barry Scheck, co-Founder of @innocenceproject.bsky.social Read more in BLKNewsNow...
Webinar: Advocates push for US leaders to abolish death penalty amid surge in executions - BLKNewsNow.com
Citing a spike in executions across the country -- particularly in southern states like Florida -- a coalition of more than 50 organizations, including religious and conservative groups, have forged an alliance urging leaders to end capital punishment in the United States. On Wednesday, the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty hosted a webinar
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"Doctors and lawyers are raising alarms about Tennessee’s lethal injection protocols..." Read more in the @memphisflyer.com
Doctors Urge Governor to Pause Executions for Drug Review
“The individual remains sensate and experiences great distress as he or she slowly suffocates.”
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The American public is turning against the death penalty...
U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 8mo agoTaking on the death penalty is something no one should have to do alone. Join us Dec. 4 to learn about our collaboration of 50+ organizations from these amazing movement leaders! RSVP at bit.ly/MeetUSCEDP to save your spot on Zoom.
Florida's ongoing executions of war traumatized veterans is sparking outrage. Read about it in @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social
Florida’s Governor Is a Veteran. So Are Seven Inmates He’ll Send to the Execution Chamber This Year
Florida's governor and former Navy veteran, Ron Desantis, signed death warrants for seven veterans.
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Public Support for Death Penalty Falls to 50-Year Low, Gallup Report Shows - Davis Vanguard
Support for the death penalty in the United States has dropped to its lowest point in over 50 years, with 44% of Americans now opposing it, according to a new Gallup poll.
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"Tremane’s case is marked by allegations that his death sentence was the result of both his severely impaired trial lawyer and prosecutors who played dirty." Read more in @huffpost.com
A Red State Is Preparing To Execute A Man Who Was Never Proven To Have Killed Anyone
Next week, Tremane Wood will have the chance to make his case for mercy. Oklahoma's attorney general is fighting to ensure his death.
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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 9mo ago👋👋 Hey there! We are the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, and we just launched TODAY. Our new nationwide campaign unites 50+ organizations all working towards the shared goal of ending the death penalty. 💡Learn more about what we do here: enddeathpenalty.org?utm_source=b...
“When those responsible for our current capital punishment system say it must go, our state lawmakers must listen.” Watch the full story on @nbc4i.com
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"...we understand this broken death penalty system’s grievous flaws, its unintended consequences, and its failure to achieve the benefits we had intended,” said former Ohio lawmakers who voted to bring back the death penalty in 1981. Read more in @signalohio.bsky.social
The architects of Ohio’s death penalty system say they want repeal - Signal Ohio
An Akron law professor has been interviewing the architects and backers of Ohio’s 1981 death penalty law. They overwhelmingly want repeal.
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“The death penalty is the total opposite of small and limited and the way it’s administered and its cost and how it is used, that is not small and limited government," said Demetrius Minor of Conservatives Concerned. Read more in @baptistnews.com
Conservatives make case agaisnt death penalty – Baptist News Global
Conservatives should oppose capital punishment because it violates pro-life values and the principles of transparent and limited government
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