Jail death reporting inconsistencies include missing data, incomplete records, lack of standardized state & local reporting systems, and failure of US DOJ to provide oversight, leading to 1000s of undercounted deaths at the federal, state, & local level. bit.ly/49wJGRN

BREAKING: Oklahoma has granted Tremane Wood clemency. This is good news. Tremane will not face execution for a crime he didn't commit.

I'm very excited to announce the launch of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty: @uscedp.bsky.social This is a new nationwide campaign that unites 50+ organizations behind a shared goal and strategy. I strongly encourage you to sign up at enddeathpenalty.org/join/

👋👋 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...

‼️BREAKING: Robert's execution has been STAYED www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/...

Don't let Texas execute #RobertRoberson — an innocent man — on Oct. 16. Call Gov. Abbott right now at 737-277-6778. Find a call script here: bit.ly/4gSqZtA

Lester Holt investigates the urgent case of #RobertRoberson — an innocent Texas father facing execution Oct. 16 for a crime that never happened. Listen to new NBC Dateline podcast trailer here: www.nbcnews.com/thelastappeal

‼️ BREAKING: Exonerated individuals who were wrongfully convicted just released this letter urging relief for Robert Roberson, an innocent father scheduled for execution on October 16 based on a discredited “Shaken Baby” conviction. Full letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1f4cJ... @cifsjustice.org

My latest DP3 analysis — Executions are Up but the Sky is Not Falling. dppolicy.substack.com/p/executions... @8thamendment.org @assoecpm.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social

“The death penalty was implemented to dehumanize, control, and erase Black lives under the cover of law.” -Furonda Brasfield, @8thamendment.org. Read more in Big Easy Magazine...

"The use of the death penalty against U.S. combat veterans manifests a paradox in American culture." Read more in @thehill.com

Advocates and civil rights leaders will gather Thursday in Sacramento to deliver a signed letter by nearly 200 groups urging the Democratic governor to grant clemency to all 574 of California's death row inmates. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...

“If our state is truly committed to ending its culture of death, physician involvement in the death penalty needs to end.” 💯💯💯 @indystar.bsky.social

California has the nation's biggest death row. Join us to urge Gov. Newsom to grant universal clemency, which commutes every death sentence across the board! actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...

Federal judge denies attempt to block commuted death row prisoners' transfer to 'Supermax' prison. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... @nbcnews.com @prisonpolicy.org @8thamendment.org #deathpenalty

Tell South Carolina Lawmakers to investigate Mikal Mahdi's BOTCHED execution! Use bit.ly/MikalsBotchedExecution to write to our legislators that this needs to be investigated!

Keep pressure up and continue to advocate for #stephenstanko! #justiceforstephenstanko #scadp #shameonSC bit.ly/Stephen

The fundamental constitutional protection against arbitrary and oppressive government abuses of punitive power — the most critical federal protection against unconstitutional state death sentences — dates back to Magna Carta. @8thamendment.org @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @eji.org @amnesty.org

Mr. Stanko’s death warrant is the latest illustration of white-victim bias in the U.S. death penalty. 21 of the last 22 executions and the 8 executions scheduled through June involve only white victims. That’s 29 of 30 (96.7%). @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @eji.org @8thamendment.org #deathpenalty

Today, the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued an execution warrant for Stephen Stanko. We have 28 days to advocate for Stephen’s justice and ask the South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, to reduce his sentence to alternative prison terms.

"The U.S. Supreme Court determined... that death is not the appropriate punishment for individuals with intellectual disability because they are less culpable for their actions. The same should be true for individuals with pFAS." @fasdunited.bsky.social indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/15/i...

We do not agree with any death-in-prison sentence for anyone who commits harm in their youth, and Benjamin is no exception. Read here: tinyurl.com/IndyOpinionBR

In this illuminating piece, Xavier McElrath-Bey of @thecfsy.bsky.social writes: “Ritchie’s case exemplifies why additional protections against execution are needed for adolescents, particularly those with impairments that delay brain development."

The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has issued an order barring federal prosecutors from changing their mind and deciding to seek the death penalty against Cory Spurlock just 12 days before trial. deathpenaltypolicy.org/wp-content/u... @nvcadp.bsky.social @8thamendment.org

Death Penalty Policy Project (DP3) Analysis: U.S. death row experiences largest population decline in 20 years, highest percentage decline in half-century. open.substack.com/pub/dppolicy... @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @8thamendment.org @assoecpm.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org #deathpenalty

SC firing squad misses the target. FL sets a prisoner on fire in its electric chair. OK orders the wrong execution drug. TX forgets to let the media in to observe an execution. What aren't states capable of getting wrong in carrying out the death penalty? @apnews.com @8thamendment.org

Mr. Hunt's case is the latest effort by Alabama to execute a defendant even though his jury did not unanimously vote for death. In fact, one or more jurors voted for life in 80% of the state's attempted executions since 2010. dppolicy.substack.com/p/spring-202... @eji.org @8thamendment.org

With the new death warrant for Anthony Wainwright, there are now eight execution dates pending in seven states between now and the end of June. @fadp.bsky.social @texasdefender.bsky.social @eji.org @assoecpm.bsky.social @amnesty.org @8thamendment.org @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social #deathpenalty

South Carolina's botched firing squad execution “should remind death penalty opponents not to play the dangerous game of trying to figure out which method of execution can do the job required by our Constitution. None can.” @8thamendment.org @scadeathpenalty.bsky.social

Wonderful news! Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison without parole, citing questions about his guilt.

This is huge!

BREAKING: WITH THE 15 commutations just issued by NC Governor Cooper, there were more than twice as many commutations as executions in 2024. 25 executions and 52 commutations. #abolition @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @ejusa.bsky.social @8thamendment.org www.wral.com/story/cooper...

US Catholic Bishops join @pontifexeng.bsky.social in urging @presidentbiden.bsky.social to #commutetherow. @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @8thamendment.org @ejusa.bsky.social @deathpenaltyinfo.bsky.social www.ncronline.org/news/us-bish...

The exec. dir. of Catholic Mobilizing Network writes about urging @presidentbiden to #commutetherow. This article may be behind a paywall. @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @ejustin46.bsky.social @pontifexeng.bsky.social @8thamendment.org www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

Multiple groups urge Biden to commute death sentences of all 40 inmates on federal Death Row baptistnews.com/article/mult... @ejusa.bsky.social @8thamendment.org @baptistnews.com

@popefrances.bsky.social ask prayers for those on federal death row. @presidentbiden.bsky.social has power to #commutetherow before he leaves office. Please encourage him. Join Francis in prayer for those our gov. plans to kill. @ejusa.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social @8thamendment.org

The first thing to do is check on your people. Reach out to someone you haven’t heard from. They may need it. We have to recommit to caring for each other however we can. I’m spending some time reevaluating my priorities and how best to ground myself to face what’s next. I hope you can do the same.

Texas judge declared woman on death row since 2008 is INNOCENT. How many more innocent people will face the death penalty before the country makes a change? www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/u...

The fight for Robert Roberson’s life continues. 💪 ⬇️ Quick recap from the Oct. 21 hearing on Robert’s case ⬇️

Witness to innocence has fought for a long time in our criminal justice system against wrongful conviction. It is is our hope to one end the death penalty in this country