🧵THREAD: #JeffreyLee faces execution by nitrogen suffocation in exactly 1 week. His case epitomizes the unfairness present in this system— despite the fact that a majority of his jury voted for life, the judge overrode their decision and imposed death.

Tell Walter Surface Technologies to disavow use of their mask for #GasSuffocationExecutions & say NO to #GasSuffocation in Alabama, which plans another horrific #NitrogenGas suffocation execution on June 11, 2026. 📣 bit.ly/NoGasChamber... #StopExecutions

The Starvin' For Justice: 33rd Annual Fast & Vigil to Abolish the death penalty kicks off in less than a month in Washington, DC.

#AndrewLukehart lives with Chronic Kidney Disease, a disease that dramatically increases his risk of an especially torturous execution - something that (in theory) should violate the Eighth Amentment's prohibition of "Cruel and Unusual Punishment"...

#KevinKeith remains behind bars for the murders of three people in 1994, but the problem is he didn't kill those people. Kevin was within days of execution in 2010 when OH Gov. Ted Strickland commuted his sentence to LWOP.

💥 TONIGHT: Join us for 'The Forecast' - a breakdown of the upcoming executions and other developments in the US and what we can all do about them. 🕰️ 6pm PT // 9pm ET 📍 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#AndrewLukehart is next in line for DeSantis' ruthless killing spree. 3 members of Andrew's jury were led to vote in favor of Life when presented with Andrew's lifetime of trauma. In NO OTHER STATE could Andrew have been sentenced to death with this makeup.

“The real torture of the death penalty is in the decades of waiting. With what we know about each of the available methods of being killed in Alabama or in the U.S., I can’t imagine anyone choosing conscious suffocation," said Abraham Bonowitz, executive director of Death Penalty Action.

🧵Tony Apanovitch was released from death row after DNA evidence excluded him from the rape and murder of Mary Ann Flynn. He spent two years rebuilding his life before Ohio sent him back to death row. How? A legal loophole.

The death penalty is not someone else’s issue. It belongs to all of us. Every execution is a choice our society makes together: to answer violence with more violence. We have the power to choose differently. Join the movement to end the death penalty once and for all. DeathPenaltyAction.org

#AndrewLukehart is days away from execution in Florida.💔 His life has been shaped by severe trauma, neurological impairment, and serious mental health struggles that were never properly treated. Even 3 jurors saw his situation fit to receive life instead of death

When the jury says "LIFE"... but you still face death?! We break this down (and more!) in this week's edition of 'DPA Dispatch'. 🗞️ open.substack.com/pub/deathpen...

Death Penalty Action's Co-Founder and Projects Coordinator, Scott Langley, was recently featured on Talk World Radio: Let's Try Democracy by @davidcnswanson.bsky.social to talk about the death penalty and what can be done about it. davidswanson.org/talk-world-r...

🏛️With five executions last week and this week, hats off to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Dick Durbin for using this moment to reintroduce the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. Read about it here: pressley.house.gov/2026/05/20/p... #StopExecutions

Yesterday, Death Penalty Action and our partners at LiveFree Indiana, the Indiana Abolition Coalition, @WorthRises, and several faith leaders hand delivered your petition signatures to executives at Elevatus— the architecture firm hired to help IDOC rebuild their execution unit.

LeroyMcGill is a father, brother, and uncle. He's an army veteran On the account of his friend, LeRoy "knows a lot about a lot of things" and is loved "fiercely" by those who know him. Beyond that, though, LeRoy was a young boy who was failed by institutions that were supposed to protect him.

🧬 Test the DNA! How can Tennessee put someone to death when there are still unresolved issues with the forensic evidence used against #TonyCarruthers?! If they are so confident in the case against Tony, they should not be opposed to it receiving further scrutiny.

How can Florida move forward with the execution of Richard Knight while there remains an unidentified fingerprint on the murder weapon that matches neither the victim or Richard?! 📞 Urge Gov. DeSantis to reconsider... 850-717-9337. actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Why is it so common to find people who survived reform schools on death row? Because harm doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Many who end up condemned were once children who were themselves harmed—long before they ever caused harm to others. #LeroyMcGill

We show up when it’s hardest. Last week in Oklahoma and Texas, executions went forward. We were there—carrying your petitions and refusing to look away. Help us keep showing up 💪 secure.actblue.com/donate/wesho...

🧬 Test the DNA, Tennessee! If the state is so confident they got it right in this case, there should be no concern about testing the DNA if it could exculpate Tony and implicate someone else. Tony's life is on the line... #TonyCarruthers 📞 615-741-2001 📝 actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

Florida is in the middle of an execution spree—one that history will judge harshly. But that will come later. #RichardKnight faces execution THIS Thursday. Not only has his past as a survivor of horrific abuse been utterly ignored, but as has the fact that there is a latent fingerprint...

Fingerprints on the murder weapon don’t match Richard. They don’t match the victim either. And Florida still plans to execute him this week. This is exactly why the death penalty is dangerous. ☎️ Call 850-717-9337: "Turn back now, Florida." actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

You cannot separate the crime from the abuse that shaped the life before it. Leroy survived a boys' home before he ever hurt anyone else. That context matters... 📞 Call Gov. Hobbs: 602-542-4331 📝 actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

💥Tennessee is preparing to execute Tony Carruthers Thursday — a man living with mental illness, forced to represent himself at trial, and whose case is filled with unresolved doubts. Tennessee cannot undo a wrongful execution. 📞 Call Gov. Lee: 615-741-2001 🖋️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

The death penalty only targets the 'worst of the worst', eh? Tennessee is about to kill a mentally ill man who was forced to represent himself at trial and who's case involves forensic evidence that remains unidentified and excludes Tony as a contributor.

It's time we get in the dirt with the most vulnerable in our society - that's who needs our support after all . #StopExecutions

Death Penalty Action is heartbroken to share that our beloved friend, Magdaleno Rose-Avila, passed away last week surrounded by family and friends. 💔

Still reeling from the devastation yesterday courtesy of Oklahoma and Texas, we must look ahead. Arizona, Tennessee, and Florida are set to carry out executions next week - two cases of which involve unresolved forensic testing.

🚨 URGENT: A proposed federal rule could fast-track executions by expanding federal oversight of state death penalty cases and limiting the ability of condemned people to raise claims in federal court. Comments close TOMORROW (May 15). → actionnetwork.org/petitions/63...

It's not too late to call Gov. Stitt to let him know that Oklahoma does NOT need executions! Killing Raymond Johnson today will do nothing to help the people of Oklahoma. 📞405-521-2342 🕯️ Hold vigil with us beginning at 9am CT us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We're in Texas, no, Oklahoma, no Texas...😵‍💫 Death Penalty Action shows up no matter the case. Texas AND Oklahoma are set to kill men tomorrow and we need your help to push back! Everything you need is here↓ open.substack.com/pub/deathpen...

🙅‍♀️Oklahoma cannot undo one irreversible act by committing another. Tomorrow’s execution of Raymond Johnson will not restore what was lost. It will only guarantee more trauma, more grieving children, and more harm. ☎️ Gov. Stitt: 405-521-2342 🖋️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

Texas is more concerned with whether they can show that they dotted all the "I"s and crossed all of their "T"s than they are with executing a man who should be exempt from from execution. #EdwardBusby ☎️ 512-463-2000 🖋️https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-edward-busby-in-texas/

🩸Thursday is shaping up to be another DOUBLE EXECUTION day. Next up: #RaymondJohnson in Oklahoma. Raymond has dedicated his time on death row to supporting others through faith and mentorship. Killing him will not solve anything or make Oklahoma safer.

Even if you support the death penalty, people with intellectual disabilities should never 🙅‍♀️ be executed. The Supreme Court ruled that unconstitutional over 20 years ago. If #EdwardBusby’s lawyers and the State agree he's intellectually disabled, why is he still facing execution on Thursday?

We wish mothers everywhere a Happy Mother’s Day. And for the mothers carrying a burden few can understand — mothers living on death row, and mothers fiercely advocating for a child condemned to death — we see you. We stand with you. And today, and every day, we lift you up💖

The death penalty is more of a reflection of who we are than who the people we condemn are. Help us end it! DeathPenaltyAction.org

⚰️ Six hundred executions. That’s where Texas is headed. 💔 Behind every execution are human lives, grieving families, and a system where the cruelty is the point.

Edward Busby is intellectually disabled. That should end the conversation — Atkins v. Virginia bans these executions. Texas is moving forward anyway. Even more shocking: experts for BOTH the state and the defense agree Edward is intellectually disabled...

Even if you believe in the death penalty — Tony Carruthers' case should be the exception. Strong evidence of innocence. Severe mental illness. Forced to represent himself.

Leroy McGill’s story is not unique — and that’s exactly the problem. His situation reminds of a painful truth: before they caused harm, they were harmed

Idaho is preparing to carry out executions by firing squad — with a newly designed, automated killing mechanism that has never been seen before. Even more disturbing: three corporations are set to profit from it.

Texas is about to reach a grim milestone: its 600th execution in the modern era. Texas isn't leading—it is haunting the nation. That is more executions than the next five highest-executing states combined. Every one of those killings represents a shattered community and lives irreversibly harmed.

Another survivor of an abusive boys home now faces execution in Arizona. Leroy McGill, like so many on death row, was first a victim long before he ever caused harm. That pattern is not coincidence—it is what happens when abuse, trauma, and neglect are met with more violence instead of healing.

An important reminder after the week our movement has had. ✨

This week was rough. Two men were executed last night despite not having killed anyone. That is the state of the death penalty in 2026. A system fighting desperately to preserve itself will do anything to keep the killings going. We grieve. We organize. We resist.

Someone else admitted responsibility. Still, Texas plans to execute James Broadnax THIS Thursday. Meanwhile, his co-defendant received a lesser sentence. Unequal. Unfair. Arbitrary.

⌛️Nearly HALF A CENTURY waiting for execution. That’s how long James Hitchcock has been imprisoned in Florida. If the state kills him now, how will that serve anyone? Especially if it was his brother who carried out the murder, not him...

“Our position is that there is no good way to kill somebody, not by lethal injection, not by firing squad, not by gas, not by electrocution, not by hanging,” says Alli Sullivan, communications coordinator for Death Penalty Action.