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Failure to Deter Crime

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 […]

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

October 16, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Abolition, Blog, Cost, Crime Deterrence, Criminal Justice Reform, Declining Support, Failure to Deter Crime, Failure to Serve Victims Tagged With: North Carolina Death Penalty

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Last weekend we had the joy of spending the day at Last weekend we had the joy of spending the day at Second Chance Fest: Hope on Haywood. 

We loved reconnecting with Gene Ellison, who hand prints all of NCCADP’s t-shirts, and spending time with our friends at Deep Time (@deeptimeavl), a coffee roastery creating employment, support, and spiritual community with people impacted by incarceration.

Second chances mean stronger communities!
Texas has executed Edward Busby. He was the 12th p Texas has executed Edward Busby. He was the 12th person executed in the US and the 4th person killed by Texas in 2026. Edward's death also marks Texas' 600th execution in the modern death penalty era.

#EdwardBusby #NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Texas
Oklahoma has executed Raymond Johnson. He was the Oklahoma has executed Raymond Johnson. He was the 11th person executed in the US and the 2nd person killed by Oklahoma in 2026.

We hold in our hearts everyone carrying the weight of this grief today, including the loved ones of the victims, Raymond's loved ones, and his legal team.

#RaymondJohnson #NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Oklahoma
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