Thank you for supporting repeal of the #deathpenalty in VA! Governor Abigail Spanberger . It’s time to end this deeply flawed practice. #nodeathpenaltyVA bit.ly/3nGY4LI

Black pastors are calling for an end to the #deathpenalty in VA! “Capital punishment is a racial justice issue. It is beyond time for us to address this historical sin.” bit.ly/2XB26dM #nodeathpenaltyVA @vainterfaith VADP

With #COVID19 raging across the country, AL & TX might move forward with executions. 2 of the reporters in this video contracted COVID-19 after witnessing executions in Terre Haute. Liliana Segura George Hale Adam Pinsker Vic Ryckaert @ohioaj

#VALeg has just voted 21 to 17 to #AbolishTheDeathPenalty! On to the VA House of Delegates! There is much work to be done to #StopExecutions in #Virginia!

Although both the House and Senate in #Virginia have voted to abolish the #deathpenalty, the language in the two bills has some differences. The General Assembly will have to reconcile those differences before the bill can go to Governor Abigail Spanberger's desk for his signature. Death Penalty Information Center

House of Delegates passes bill to abolish #Virginia’s #deathpenalty; governor expected to sign into law. dailypress.com/government/vir… Daily Press Peter Dujardin VADP Death Penalty Information Center

House of Delegates backs abolishing #deathpenalty, signaling end of capital punishment in #Virginia. richmond.com/news/state-and… Richmond Times-Dispatch Frank Green VADP Death Penalty Information Center

This sums up the significance of today's action: "In a landmark vote Friday, the #Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill to abolish the #deathpenalty in the state that since Colonial times has executed more people than any other." Death Penalty Information Center

Both houses of VA’s leg just voted to end the #deathpenalty, a racist and deeply flawed relic. House vote was 57 to 41. Thank you Senator Scott Surovell - ssurovell.bsky.social Mike Mullin @vainterfaith VADP ACLU of Virginia Amnesty International USA

WCADP is honored to be a part of this coalition calling for an end to the federal #deathpenalty.

BREAKING: During our death-row census project, we discovered 11 more exonerations, bringing the national total to 185. Here's our Special Report: The Innocence Epidemic. deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-rese… Death Penalty Information Center Witness to Innocence #deathpenalty

One of the #deathpenalty’s former strongholds will abolish it. #Virginia used to execute more people than any state other than #Texas. Now it’s abolishing executions. vox.com/22297141/death… Vox Ian Millhiser Death Penalty Information Center

The legendary Dolores Huerta is calling on Nevada to end the death penalty. She knows it is exorbitantly expensive, stands the risk of killing innocent people and is plagued with racial bias. Stand with her and sign a petition to our #nvleg: secure.everyaction.com/PUS52AQYdECSYH…

#Virginia, With 2nd-Most Executions, Outlaws #DeathPenalty. It has become the 23rd state to abolish capital punishment. usnews.com/news/politics/… The Associated Press Denise Lavoie Death Penalty Information Center

Virginia just became the first state in the South to abolish the death penalty. Historic day! npr.org/2021/03/24/971…

We and 17 other organizations are urging Arizona Governor Doug Ducey not to move forward scheduling executions. aclu.org/press-releases…

Tomorrow, #PervisPayne's reprieve runs out and he may face another execution date, despite maintaining his innocence for 33 years. Watch: Mr. Payne's message to supporters and join his fight for justice by texting TEAMPAYNE to 52886. bit.ly/3dIK7Kh

In 2020, while the world was focused on saving lives during the #COVID19 pandemic, some countries were busy taking lives. Find out more on April 21 as we launch our latest Death Penalty Report.

While the world was focused on saving lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, some countries sentenced people to death and carry out executions no matter what. Our report on the Death Penalty in 2020 is now available: amnestyusa.org/reports/death-…