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Liv Perkins-Davenport

20 Years (and Counting) Without Executions in North Carolina

Sep 3, 2026
Twenty years ago, North Carolinians gathered at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church before walking to Central Prison, where the state would execute Samuel Flippen in the early hours of August 18, 2006. North Carolina has not carried out an execution since. This August, exactly twenty years later, we returned to that sanctuary, to Central Prison, to […]

20 Years (and Counting) Without Executions in North Carolina

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Twenty years ago, North Carolinians gathered at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church before walking to Central Prison, where the state would execute Samuel Flippen in the early hours of August 18, 2006. North Carolina has not carried out an execution since. This August, exactly twenty years later, we returned to that sanctuary, to Central Prison, to […]

Press Release: More Than 100 Organizations, Leaders Call for NC to Remain Execution Free

Aug 31, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 100 organizations and faith and community leaders across North Carolina are calling for the state to permanently move beyond the death penalty, marking 20 years since the state’s last execution with a joint statement. North Carolina has not carried out an execution since Aug. 18, 2006, […]

Press Release: More Than 100 Organizations, Leaders Call for NC to Remain Execution Free

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts:  RALEIGH, N.C. — More than 100 organizations and faith and community leaders across North Carolina are calling for the state to permanently move beyond the death penalty, marking 20 years since the state’s last execution with a joint statement. North Carolina has not carried out an execution since Aug. 18, 2006, […]

Press Release: North Carolina Death Penalty Symposium to Examine What Comes After 20 Years with No Executions

Aug 21, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications & Development, (919) 404-7409, liv@nccadp.org DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina has now gone 20 years without an execution, even as recent changes to state law have opened the door to their return. On Saturday, people directly impacted by the death penalty will join legal experts and […]

Press Release: North Carolina Death Penalty Symposium to Examine What Comes After 20 Years with No Executions

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications & Development, (919) 404-7409, liv@nccadp.org DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina has now gone 20 years without an execution, even as recent changes to state law have opened the door to their return. On Saturday, people directly impacted by the death penalty will join legal experts and […]

Press Release: Interfaith Service and Vigil to Commemorate 20 Years Since North Carolina’s Last Execution

Aug 17, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications & Development, (919) 404-7409, liv@nccadp.org RALEIGH, N.C. – Twenty years to the day after North Carolina’s last execution, community members will gather for an interfaith service at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church before walking by candlelight to Central Prison, following the same path taken by those who […]

Press Release: Interfaith Service and Vigil to Commemorate 20 Years Since North Carolina’s Last Execution

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications & Development, (919) 404-7409, liv@nccadp.org RALEIGH, N.C. – Twenty years to the day after North Carolina’s last execution, community members will gather for an interfaith service at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church before walking by candlelight to Central Prison, following the same path taken by those who […]

Media Advisory: North Carolina Reaches 20 Years Since Its Last Execution

Aug 14, 2026
Public events in Raleigh and Durham highlight a historic milestone as the state renews efforts to restart executions. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications & Development, (919) 404-7409, liv@nccadp.org RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina will reach 20 years since its last execution on Aug. 18. During the anniversary week, the North Carolina […]

Media Advisory: North Carolina Reaches 20 Years Since Its Last Execution

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Public events in Raleigh and Durham highlight a historic milestone as the state renews efforts to restart executions. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications & Development, (919) 404-7409, liv@nccadp.org RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina will reach 20 years since its last execution on Aug. 18. During the anniversary week, the North Carolina […]

Press Release: As Capital Cases Move Forward Under HB 307, NCCADP Examines North Carolina’s 20 Years Without Executions

Jun 22, 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2026 Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications and Development, (919) 404-7409 RALEIGH, N.C. – As North Carolina officials take new steps toward restarting executions after nearly two decades, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) will host a public webinar examining what the state has learned […]

Press Release: As Capital Cases Move Forward Under HB 307, NCCADP Examines North Carolina’s 20 Years Without Executions

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2026 Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications and Development, (919) 404-7409 RALEIGH, N.C. – As North Carolina officials take new steps toward restarting executions after nearly two decades, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) will host a public webinar examining what the state has learned […]

Juneteenth, Mass Incarceration, and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

Jun 19, 2026
Juneteenth focuses our attention and joy on Black and Brown people and calls on everyone to embrace the wisdom of people most affected by systemic injustice. If you’re asking yourself what Juneteenth has to do with ending the death penalty here in North Carolina, this essay is for you. After all, “injustice anywhere is a […]

Juneteenth, Mass Incarceration, and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Juneteenth focuses our attention and joy on Black and Brown people and calls on everyone to embrace the wisdom of people most affected by systemic injustice. If you’re asking yourself what Juneteenth has to do with ending the death penalty here in North Carolina, this essay is for you. After all, “injustice anywhere is a […]

What Comes After Harm? Inside a Day of Restorative Justice

May 6, 2026
On April 25, community members from across North Carolina gathered at Peace Haven Baptist Church in Winston-Salem for Returning to the Circle, a day focused on restorative justice and collective healing. More than thirty people joined, many with deep ties to the former Capital Restorative Justice Project. Though that effort concluded several years ago, its […]

What Comes After Harm? Inside a Day of Restorative Justice

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

On April 25, community members from across North Carolina gathered at Peace Haven Baptist Church in Winston-Salem for Returning to the Circle, a day focused on restorative justice and collective healing. More than thirty people joined, many with deep ties to the former Capital Restorative Justice Project. Though that effort concluded several years ago, its […]

2025 Impact Report

Feb 4, 2026
The NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is proud to share our first-ever impact report, reflecting on a pivotal year for North Carolina’s death penalty abolition movement. From the triumph of 15 lives saved at the end of our Commutations Campaign to repeated legislative efforts to bring back state killing after nearly 20 […]

2025 Impact Report

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

The NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is proud to share our first-ever impact report, reflecting on a pivotal year for North Carolina’s death penalty abolition movement. From the triumph of 15 lives saved at the end of our Commutations Campaign to repeated legislative efforts to bring back state killing after nearly 20 […]

Martin Luther King, Jr. leans over a podium while giving a speech.

Honoring the Legacy of Nonviolence by Ending the Death Penalty

Jan 19, 2026
Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor a life devoted to justice, equality, and the transformative power of nonviolent action. While Dr. King is most often remembered for his leadership in the struggle for civil rights, his vision extended far beyond desegregation and voting rights. He spoke clearly and consistently against state‑sanctioned […]

Honoring the Legacy of Nonviolence by Ending the Death Penalty

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Martin Luther King, Jr. leans over a podium while giving a speech.

Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor a life devoted to justice, equality, and the transformative power of nonviolent action. While Dr. King is most often remembered for his leadership in the struggle for civil rights, his vision extended far beyond desegregation and voting rights. He spoke clearly and consistently against state‑sanctioned […]

The Forgotten Veterans on North Carolina’s Death Row

Nov 11, 2025
Each November, America honors those who served in the armed forces. We speak of courage and sacrifice, of the price of freedom and the duty of remembrance. But in North Carolina, many of those same veterans sit on death row, waiting for the state to decide when they will die. Veterans and the Death Penalty […]

The Forgotten Veterans on North Carolina’s Death Row

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Each November, America honors those who served in the armed forces. We speak of courage and sacrifice, of the price of freedom and the duty of remembrance. But in North Carolina, many of those same veterans sit on death row, waiting for the state to decide when they will die. Veterans and the Death Penalty […]

The Death Penalty Protects No One: Gathering for Healing, Justice, and Hope

Oct 16, 2025
On a golden October afternoon in Asheville, community members gathered for “The Death Penalty Protects No One: What We Need Instead,” a World Day Against the Death Penalty event hosted by NCCADP.  The gathering came just one week after Governor Josh Stein signed HB 307, a law that seeks to restart executions and expand execution […]

The Death Penalty Protects No One: Gathering for Healing, Justice, and Hope

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

On a golden October afternoon in Asheville, community members gathered for “The Death Penalty Protects No One: What We Need Instead,” a World Day Against the Death Penalty event hosted by NCCADP.  The gathering came just one week after Governor Josh Stein signed HB 307, a law that seeks to restart executions and expand execution […]

Press Release: The Death Penalty Protects No One: Asheville Event Calls for Alternatives to State Violence

Oct 6, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2025 Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, (919) 404-7409 ASHEVILLE – On Saturday, October 11 from 3:30-6:30 PM, community leaders, survivors of violence, and justice advocates will gather at Land of the Sky United Church of Christ in Asheville for World Day Against the Death Penalty. Hosted by the North Carolina Coalition for […]

Press Release: The Death Penalty Protects No One: Asheville Event Calls for Alternatives to State Violence

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2025 Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, (919) 404-7409 ASHEVILLE – On Saturday, October 11 from 3:30-6:30 PM, community leaders, survivors of violence, and justice advocates will gather at Land of the Sky United Church of Christ in Asheville for World Day Against the Death Penalty. Hosted by the North Carolina Coalition for […]

Press Release: Governor Stein Signs HB 307 Into Law, Reviving Failed Death Penalty Policy

Oct 3, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2025 Contact: Noel Nickle, (828) 775-9912 RALEIGH – Governor Josh Stein signed HB 307 into law today, a measure that revives North Carolina’s failed death penalty system and opens the door to gruesome new execution methods. The bill does nothing to prevent violence or address the urgent needs of communities […]

Press Release: Governor Stein Signs HB 307 Into Law, Reviving Failed Death Penalty Policy

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2025 Contact: Noel Nickle, (828) 775-9912 RALEIGH – Governor Josh Stein signed HB 307 into law today, a measure that revives North Carolina’s failed death penalty system and opens the door to gruesome new execution methods. The bill does nothing to prevent violence or address the urgent needs of communities […]

Statement on Governor Stein’s Signing of HB 307

Oct 3, 2025
Today, Governor Stein signed HB 307 into law. While this marks the latest chapter in North Carolina’s debate over the death penalty, it does not move our state closer to real safety. HB 307 cannot prevent violence or meet the urgent needs of our communities. Instead of investing in proven solutions, it revives a failed […]

Statement on Governor Stein’s Signing of HB 307

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Today, Governor Stein signed HB 307 into law. While this marks the latest chapter in North Carolina’s debate over the death penalty, it does not move our state closer to real safety. HB 307 cannot prevent violence or meet the urgent needs of our communities. Instead of investing in proven solutions, it revives a failed […]

Press Release: HB 307 Would Bring Torturous Execution Methods to North Carolina

Sep 23, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH — A late amendment to House Bill 307 (“Iryna’s Law”) seeks to expand North Carolina’s execution methods to include firing squads and other inhumane practices, intensifying the harms already written into the bill. HB 307 requires courts to review nearly all 122 death row cases by December 2027 — an arbitrary […]

Press Release: HB 307 Would Bring Torturous Execution Methods to North Carolina

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH — A late amendment to House Bill 307 (“Iryna’s Law”) seeks to expand North Carolina’s execution methods to include firing squads and other inhumane practices, intensifying the harms already written into the bill. HB 307 requires courts to review nearly all 122 death row cases by December 2027 — an arbitrary […]

At the Gates of Central Prison: The Vigil That Will Not End

Sep 19, 2025
Every Monday evening, advocates gather at the gates of Central Prison in Raleigh to deliver the same message: North Carolina does not need the death penalty. They’ve been saying it for over 20 years. For an hour each week, these protestors hold signs, wave at cars, and stand witness for those on death row. There […]

At the Gates of Central Prison: The Vigil That Will Not End

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Every Monday evening, advocates gather at the gates of Central Prison in Raleigh to deliver the same message: North Carolina does not need the death penalty. They’ve been saying it for over 20 years. For an hour each week, these protestors hold signs, wave at cars, and stand witness for those on death row. There […]

NCCADP Calls for Meaningful and Effective Responses to Recent Violence

Sep 12, 2025
The North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty joins others across the state in mourning the tragic killing of Iryna Zarutska. Our hearts are with those whose lives have been torn apart by this terrible act of violence. Every person and every community deserves safety, healing, and accountability. Real public safety comes from […]

NCCADP Calls for Meaningful and Effective Responses to Recent Violence

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

The North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty joins others across the state in mourning the tragic killing of Iryna Zarutska. Our hearts are with those whose lives have been torn apart by this terrible act of violence. Every person and every community deserves safety, healing, and accountability. Real public safety comes from […]

We Keep Us Alive: Death Penalty Abolition, Imagination, Resistance

Aug 21, 2025
On Saturday, August 16, nearly 80 people from across North Carolina gathered at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh for We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed & Envision a Future of Abolition. For four hours, the fellowship hall was alive with voices – some familiar to this work for decades, some […]

We Keep Us Alive: Death Penalty Abolition, Imagination, Resistance

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

On Saturday, August 16, nearly 80 people from across North Carolina gathered at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh for We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed & Envision a Future of Abolition. For four hours, the fellowship hall was alive with voices – some familiar to this work for decades, some […]

Press Release: 19 Years Without an Execution: North Carolinians to Hold Vigil, Envision a Future Without the Death Penalty

Aug 15, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 August 2025 Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications, (919) 404-7409 RALEIGH – On Saturday, August 16, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will host We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed & Envision a Future of Abolition at 2:00 PM at Pullen Memorial Baptist […]

Press Release: 19 Years Without an Execution: North Carolinians to Hold Vigil, Envision a Future Without the Death Penalty

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 August 2025 Contact: Liv Perkins-Davenport, Director of Communications, (919) 404-7409 RALEIGH – On Saturday, August 16, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty will host We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed & Envision a Future of Abolition at 2:00 PM at Pullen Memorial Baptist […]

A black-and-white photo of a 1989 LGBTQ+ pride march in Raleigh, North Carolina. Marchers hold a banner reading “Stonewall to Raleigh: Twenty Years of Pride, Struggle & Liberation!” surrounded by balloons and signs, flanked by motorcycles.

Pride and Prejudice: The Death Penalty’s Impacts on LGBTQ+ People

Jun 13, 2025
Within the rigid rituals of the courtroom, identity is exposed, distorted, and at times, weaponized. For LGBTQ+ individuals facing capital charges, the intersection of queerness and the death penalty is a crucible of compounded biases, where the stakes are life and death. At NCCADP, we’ve long confronted how the death penalty magnifies systemic injustice – […]

Pride and Prejudice: The Death Penalty’s Impacts on LGBTQ+ People

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

A black-and-white photo of a 1989 LGBTQ+ pride march in Raleigh, North Carolina. Marchers hold a banner reading “Stonewall to Raleigh: Twenty Years of Pride, Struggle & Liberation!” surrounded by balloons and signs, flanked by motorcycles.

Within the rigid rituals of the courtroom, identity is exposed, distorted, and at times, weaponized. For LGBTQ+ individuals facing capital charges, the intersection of queerness and the death penalty is a crucible of compounded biases, where the stakes are life and death. At NCCADP, we’ve long confronted how the death penalty magnifies systemic injustice – […]

Learning the Landscape: Reflections from My First Weeks with NCCADP

Jun 6, 2025
There’s a stillness that sits just beneath the surface of this work. A quiet that isn’t silence exactly, but a kind of hum – steady, insistent. It follows you home at the end of the day, curls around the edges of conversation, settles into your chest while you’re folding laundry or staring at your computer […]

Learning the Landscape: Reflections from My First Weeks with NCCADP

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

There’s a stillness that sits just beneath the surface of this work. A quiet that isn’t silence exactly, but a kind of hum – steady, insistent. It follows you home at the end of the day, curls around the edges of conversation, settles into your chest while you’re folding laundry or staring at your computer […]