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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty

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United to end the death penalty. FKA 8th Amendment Project. Learn more: https://enddeathpenalty.org/

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just signed this petition to support clemency for Ernest Suggs, an innocent man on Florida's death row. The victim's own daughter believes he didn't do it. Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fl... @uscedp.bsky.social @fadp.bsky.social

Florida: Don't Execute Ernest Suggs, An Innocent Man on Death Row

Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...

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Sal T@sal-t70.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just signed this petition to support clemency for Ernest Suggs, an innocent man on Florida's death row. The victim's own daughter believes he didn't do it. Add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/fl... @uscedp.bsky.social @fadp.bsky.social

Florida: Don't Execute Ernest Suggs, An Innocent Man on Death Row

Ernest Suggs was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of his friend Pauline Casey. He has been on death row in Florida for more than 30 years. He has always maintained his innocence, and th...

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 3w ago

The daughter of a murder victim is urging Florida not to execute the man convicted of her mom's killing—because she believes he's innocent. Powerful op-ed by Laura Johnson in @sun-sentinel.com → www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/07/13/a...

A daughter pleads to end a death row injustice | Opinion

Ernest Suggs’ trial judge asked for a commutation of sentence, and the daughter of his alleged victim writes that she doesn’t believe he killed her mother. But Suggs remains on death row.

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our Executive Director Laura Porter shared with @indepthwithdeon.bsky.social : "the state having the power to kill is a very, very scary thing because it can expand, because it can be used unfairly, because the bias can impact decisions, because human beings are fallible."

The Power to Kill: Does Death Penalty Defy Democracy?

From the European Union to the Oklahoma State Legislature, leaders continue to debate where a democracy should draw the line on the state's power to take a life.

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 3w ago

“I’m hoping the governor will pause executions,” Executive Director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty Laura Porter said. “As we are seeing this across the country with Republicans recognizing that there are problems with the death penalty.” www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...

Tennessee Republican lawmaker demands answers after botched execution, questions state’s readiness

State Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) is asking the Tennessee Department of Correction to be transparent about its lethal injection protocol after the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May.

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@lauraburstein.bsky.social · 4w ago

Just In: Tennessee Department of Correction refuses to say whether doctor in May’s botched execution attempt will conduct August execution of #DarrellHines. Attorneys renew reprieve request to Gov. Lee amid mounting concerns about execution problems: tinyurl.com/bddv9mht

Just In: TDOC Refuses to Say Whether Doctor in May’s Botched Execution Attempt Will Conduct August 13 Execution of Darrell Hines

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Contact: Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com. Just In: TDOC Refuses to Say Whether Doctor in May’s Botched Execution Attempt Will Conduct August 13 Execution o...

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · last mo.

There are many issues with lethal injection as an execution method. Brittany Brown of @mlk50.com reports: -Lethal injection is most likely to cause botched executions -Corrections does not disclose how it obtains and stores the drugs or name medical personnel Read more: mlk50.com/2026/07/02/l...

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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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty@tndeathpenalty.bsky.social · last mo.

“‘I’m hoping the governor will pause executions,’ Executive Director of the (@uscedp.bsky.social) U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty Laura Porter said. ‘As we are seeing this across the country with Republicans recognizing that there are problems with the death penalty.’”

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WKRN News 2@wkrnnews2.bsky.social · last mo.

Tennessee Republican lawmaker demands answers after botched execution, questions state's readiness

Tennessee Lookout@tennesseelookout.com · last mo.

Just in from Senior Reporter Sam Stockard: In a demand for “full transparency and accountability” from the Department of Correction, eight GOP senators sent a letter Monday to Gov. Bill Lee requesting that he initiate a review of the botched execution of Tony Von Carruthers on May 21.

Tennessee GOP senators seek review of botched execution • Tennessee Lookout

Eight Tennessee Republican senators are urging Gov. Bill Lee to commission an independent review of a failed execution trying another.

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · last mo.

New op-ed by Tiara Cooper of @legaldefensefund.bsky.social on racial bias in Texas's death penalty system: "We can no longer pretend not to notice when the evidence is so clear." Read more: texasmetronews.com/123190/what-...

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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@lauraburstein.bsky.social · last mo.

Just In: Governor Lee asked to reprieve Aug. 13 scheduled execution of #DarrellHines due to recent botched execution attempt and Hines' debilitated condition after strokes. Read more here: tinyurl.com/ycjxduxw

Just In: Reprieve Sought for Darrell Hines Based on State’s Recent Botched Execution Attempt

For Immediate Release: Monday, June 22, 2026 Contact: reganclcp@gmail.com, Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com Just In: Reprieve Sought for Darrell Hines Based on State’s Recent Botched Execution Attempt in A...

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MLK50: Justice Through Journalism@mlk50.com · 2mo ago

Tony Carruthers’ family says he is struggling to walk, cannot use his right hand and is not communicating as he did before the botched lethal injection attempt on May 21. mlk50.com/2026/06/17/b...

‘Botched’ lethal injection causing health issues for Tony Carruthers, his family and attorneys say

Rafiah Muhammad-McCormick, director of community outreach for Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, speaks at a press conference held by

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"But from noose to needle to nitrogen, our constant search for a more acceptable way to kill is a story of failure, not moral progress." www.arkansasonline.com/news/2026/ju...

OPINION | FURONDA BRASFIELD: It’s not justice. There's no ‘moral’ death penalty | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

As a longtime death penalty abolitionist, I've often compared the death penalty in America to a train with no brakes: Once the machinery starts moving, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to stop.

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Governor DeWine’s evolution on the death penalty is exactly what we’ve seen in communities across Ohio from MAGA Republicans, Democrats and Independents."—Kevin Werner of Ohioans to Stop Executions www.newsweek.com/ohio-governo...

Ohio governor breaks with GOP with call to end death penalty: Here's why

DeWine breaks with GOP, urging Ohio to abolish the death penalty, citing data showing it no longer deters crime.

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@lauraburstein.bsky.social · 2mo ago

From @texastribune.org ahead of Thursday’s #SCOTUS conference: #CharlesFlores asks Supreme Court to grant appeal in “hypnotized witness” TX death penalty innocence case www.texastribune.org/2026/06/10/t...

Texas death row inmate seeks to challenge hypnotized witness

Charles Flores wants to use Texas’ “junk science” law to appeal his conviction, saying it was improperly based on testimony from a neighbor who was hypnotized by police.

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Legal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#OTD in 1919, Congress passed the 19th Amendment. White women gained the right to vote, but Black women continued facing racist barriers and intimidation until the Voting Rights of 1965. Today those barriers are trying to be raised again as the Voting Rights Act is actively being gutted.

A group of individuals stand in front of a fence, holding large banners and sashes advocating for women's suffrage. The banners read, "Mr. President How Long Must Women Wait for Liberty" and "Mr. President What Will You Do for Woman Suffrage." Photographed in February 1917, it marks the first picket line.
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The death penalty does not keep us safe. Email Congress to support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. This page will fill in your senators and congresspeople and give you the option of using their letter. Hope you will! @uscedp.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/end-...

End the Death Penalty in America: Support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Alabama plans to execute Jeffrey on June 11 even though the jury voted for life without parole—all because a judge overrode their judgment. A former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court is urging Gov. Ivey to honor the jury's sentence. Read the full op-ed: yellowhammernews.com/drayton-nabe...

Drayton Nabers, Jr. op-ed: A jury voted for life, Alabama should honor that

"Alabama is about to execute a man whose own jury voted that he should live," Drayton Nabers, Jr. writes.

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@jrmscd.bsky.social · 2mo ago

How many botched-up executions does it take? How much accumulated data showing that killing criminals does not work to reduce murders? The death penalty does not keep us safe. Email Congress to support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act! @uscedp.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/end-...

End the Death Penalty in America: Support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

actionnetwork.org

Kepano Kolohe@alala55.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The death penalty does not keep us safe. Email Congress to support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act! @uscedp.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/end-...

End the Death Penalty in America: Support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act

The death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act...

actionnetwork.org

U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty@uscedp.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The California Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Anthony George Bankston and agreed that prosecutors used racially biased language during closing arguments. www.courthousenews.com/california-s...

California Supreme Court reverses death sentence of man convicted of murder in 1991 gang-involved shootings

The court agreed with the California attorney general that the prosecution used racially biased language during closing arguments, comparing the defendant to a Bengal tiger.

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Amnesty International USA@amnesty-usa.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🕯️With human rights under threat around the world, millions of people continue to fight against the death penalty each year in a powerful demonstration of our shared humanity. As executing countries become ever more isolated, many countries are choosing to listen.

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