The reason behind this latest breakdown is neither complex nor mysterious. Newly unsealed court filings and sworn depositions reveal that the state’s top prison official simply chose to ignore the …

Join us the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will off...

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in South Carolina, the work of SCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply c...

Join us the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6-7 p.m., by Zoom, to build our organizing capacity. You are welcome to attend regularly or drop-in when you have ideas and time to engage. Each session will off...

Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.

Given the horrifying failed execution attempt of Tony Carruthers in May, now is the time for Governor Lee to grant a reprieve to Darrell Hines, who is scheduled for execution in Tennessee on August 13...

Dr Mark Fowler assisted in the failed execution of a Tennessee prisoner. Physicians are meant to heal patients - why is he working in the death chamber?

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...

There is still a chance to know for sure whether Mascotte police officer James Duckett was the man who raped and murdered an 11-year-old in 1987. But the state seems determined to botch that, and he i...

PARAMARIBO – Suriname has formally committed itself at the international level to the complete abolition of the death penalty. On Thursday, July 23, 2026, the National Assembly (DNA) unanimously appro...

Join us as we discuss the movie "Prisoner By Choice: The Frankie San Story!"

There are certain stories that shape the course of our lives and then there are stories that redefine them.

An in-depth analy­sis pub­lished by The Marshall Project, in part­ner­ship with The Guardian, finds that 50 years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s...

The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could allow information about the state’s execution methods to be made public. The state argues that much of the information was public ...

Sign the petition to the Governor. Thank him for his leadership and encourage him to cement his legacy against the death penalty by considering commutations of the people on Ohio’s death row.

Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment

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...

What can ordinary people do today, tomorrow, and over the next legislative session to stop Arizona from carrying out more executions? This action hour will discuss the current status of the death pen...

The Death Penalty Information Center (DPI) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public…

Tony Carruthers could be innocent – but without your intervention, Tennessee may execute him without considering the full evidence. Tony was convicted without physical evidence, based on testimony fr...

Join us for an hour-long online conversation to learn more about the state of the death penalty in South Carolina, the work of SCADP, and how you can get involved. If you want to volunteer or simply c...

A group of faith leaders representing hundreds of clergy members from across Ohio delivered a letter to state lawmakers urging them to repeal the state’s death penalty.

Posted 1:04:46 PM. SCADP seeks a Community Organizer who will grow, mobilize, and manage our members and supporters to…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

April is Second Chance Month in South Carolina, and dozens of returning citizens and advocates went to the State House on Wednesday to share their stories and p

Join us on April 15, 2026 for a lobbying day at the SC Statehouse!

Join us for a virtual training on how to connect with your legislators at the Second Chance Day at the State House!

“Our justice system can also move beyond retribution towards mercy, healing and the opportunity for transformation.”

Good Friday — Who will you be? By Emmjolee Mendoza Waters | Today’s Readings I remember enjoying Holy Week as a kid. While the readings were long, I actually looked forward to them, especially waiting...

Dear Governor McMaster and South Carolina Lawmakers, We are the family members and loved ones of murder victims and/or the survivors of violent crime. We have all experienced unimaginable loss due to ...

Watch my conversation about the holistically pro-life perspective on the death penalty with Demetrius Minor, Executive...

The state of Texas plans to execute James Broadnax on April 30, 2026 for a double murder that he did not commit. The actual shooter, James's cousin, Demarius Cummings, was sentenced to life without pa...

The outcome could fundamentally change the lives of more than 1,000 people currently serving life sentences without the possibility of parole.

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