BREAKING: 70 years after his wrongful execution, Tommy Lee Walker is declared innocent. “The court’s declaration today provides some semblance of belated justice to Mr. Walker’s legacy, and to his son, our client Edward Smith,” said Chris Fabricant. https://bit.ly/3LVoOKA

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Jarvis supports efforts to abolish capital punishment, emphasizing his own wrongful conviction. Lush Cosmetics and @uscedp.bsky.social, launched a California-wide campaign urging Governor Newsom to turn his opposition to capital punishment into permanent action by commuting all death sentences.

California hasn't executed anyone in 20 years but has the largest death row in the country. Governor Newsom has already called the death penalty "a failure". Next step: End all death sentences in California! @governor.ca.gov

In 2025, public support for the death penalty reached a 50-year low while executions surged. There is a clear disconnect between what the majority of people want and what a handful of politicians are pushing for. Great recap by @dmoritzrabson.bsky.social of @deathpenaltyinfo.org's latest report 👇

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.

Thank you @kgou.org for covering death penalty abolition efforts in Oklahoma and the big tent collaboration that powers those campaigns!

Public support for the death penalty is at a 50‑year low (52%), yet executions continue in states like Alabama. Advocates such as @alabamaarise.bsky.social and @innocenceproject.bsky.social launched U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty (@uscedp.bsky.social ) to coordinate opposition.

In 23 states, as well as Washington, D.C., the death penalty has been abolished entirely. Let’s make Ohio the 24th! www.cleveland.com/news/2025/12...

Great news! Our partners, Ohioans to Stop Executions & the #NoDeathPenaltyOH campaign are now partners of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty. The campaign unites more than 50 organizations across the nation behind a shared, coordinated strategy to end the death penalty. @uscedp.bsky.social

Public support for capital punishment is dropping, so why are executions surging? The answer: Florida. Read more from Rose Vines: open.substack.com/pub/graphicd...

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...

A new coalition, the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty (@uscedp.bsky.social), is pushing to abolish capital punishment nationwide. 📉 Public support has dropped for decades; juries issued <30 new death sentences in 2025. Advocates say executions fail victims and justice. #CriminalJusticeReform

📣TODAY Dec. 4 @ 7pm ET / 4pm PT Hear firsthand from advocates, campaign strategists, and attorneys across the country about how they are working to stop executions and mobilizing people on the ground to oppose capital punishment! 🔗Register for Zoom link and recording: bit.ly/MeetUSCEDP

“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

The American public is turning against the death penalty...

Taking 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.

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...