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20th Anniversary

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 […]