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Folks should watch Keri Blakinger's & crew's Oscar-nominated short doc "I Am Ready, Warden," directed by Smriti Mundhra. It is a beautiful and haunting account of those most impacted by capital punishment: texasstandard.org/stories/i-am-r…

Arizona execution protocols violate federal drug laws, health care professionals say. azcentral.com/story/news/loc… azcentral Jimmy Jenkins Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona AZ Justice Project #AaronGunches #deathpenalty

Dear Ron DeSantis, As a member of your Faith & Community Initiative and as National Manager of Conservatives Concerned, I’m urging you to grant clemency to #JamesFord. Please read the contents of my letter here:


Time is running out. In just one week, #Florida is set to execute James Ford. Ron DeSantis has the sole authority to stop this injustice at any time. Send a letter NOW urging him to grant clemency. ✉️ #StopExecutions actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-g…




Conservative Leaders Confront Death Penalty Errors Head On townhall.com/columnists/dem… #deathpenalty Conservatives Concerned

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/upl… Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty 8th Amendment Project


NOW: FADP, in coordination with Catholic Mobilizing Network and Death Penalty Action, delivered by hand and electronically more than 5,000 petition signatures to Governor DeSantis and the Florida Board of Executive Clemency urging them to stay the execution of Glen Rogers, set for tonight at 6 pm.


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. 8th Amendment Project Legal Defense Fund Southern Center for Human Rights Equal Justice Initiative

Next Wednesday at 2pm ET/11am PT, Catholic Mobilizing Network will present a webinar, What’s Really Happening with the Death Penalty in 2025? featuring 8th Amendment Project's Stefanie Faucher, Conservatives Concerned executive director Demetrius Minor, and Robert Dunham (me). You can register here: catholicsmobilizing.org/event/webinar-…