BREAKING

NC Supreme Court Oral Arguments are set for RJA

NC'S DEATH PENALTY TODAY

executions are stalled, but more than 140 people remain on death row

INNOCENCE

10 people who have been sentenced to death in NC have been exonerated

RACIAL BIAS

CRUEL and UNUSUAL

VOICES of VICTIMS' FAMILIES

UNEQUAL JUSTICE

three-quarters of people on death row were convicted under outdated laws

UNFAIR TRIALS, BAD LAWYERING, and IMPROPER EVIDENCE

INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

people with disabilities remain on death row, despite laws to protect them

FAILURE TO DETER CRIME

FALLING OUT OF FAVOR

juries & the public are saying no to the death penalty

MENTAL ILLNESS

HIGH COST OF DEATH

executions cost far more than life sentences

WRONGFUL CAPITAL PROSECUTIONS

ARBITRARY USE

the death penalty is as random as a lightning strike

ON THE ROW AT HOME

when loved ones are sentenced to die

RIPPLE BEYOND THE ROW

effects on advocates, jurors, and prison staff