NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice
Last Saturday I had the extraordinary experience of singing for two hours in a church basement with more than a hundred people, nearly all of whom I did not know. […]
The North Carolina House of Representatives considered a long list of bills before yesterday’s “crossover” deadline. House Bill 270, which sought to add electrocution and firing squad as authorized methods of execution alongside lethal injection, was not on the list, and therefore will not advance to the next legislative session.
Today, the Judiciary 2 House Standing Committee will consider a new bill, HB 270, which would alter current law by adding electrocution and firing squad as authorized methods of execution alongside lethal injection. The harmful impact of executions on prison staff is well documented, and includes serious mental health symptoms such as insomnia, panic attacks, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder. HB 270 would only cause further harm to corrections officers by requiring them to carry out brutal execution methods.
A recent decision by North Carolina’s State Supreme Court undermines our public trust in equal justice under the law.
“Halfe to food and halfe to the homeless.” The phrase was clearly written by a child. The words in green marker stood out in the middle of the large poster […]
Yesterday, the death penalty trial of Lester Kearney began in Warrenton, North Carolina. Kearney, a Black man, is accused of a terrible crime. An elderly white couple was beaten, robbed, […]
