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NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice

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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 […]

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

October 6, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Press Release Tagged With: innocence, Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Wrongful Convictions

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 […]

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

October 3, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Press Release Tagged With: North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Wrongful Convictions

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 […]

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

September 23, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Press Release Tagged With: North Carolina Death Penalty

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 […]

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

August 15, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Press Release Tagged With: Execution Anniversary, North Carolina Death Penalty, Press Release

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3326 Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd.
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You're invited! We hope you'll join us on June 23 You're invited! We hope you'll join us on June 23 for a webinar featuring some of the top experts who have helped shape North Carolina's death penalty landscape over the past 2 decades.

For nearly 20 years, North Carolina has paused executions while courts, impacted families, and communities across the state have continued grappling with the realities of the death penalty system. What have these two decades revealed?

Featured speakers:
• Henderson Hill, Co-Director of RedressNC, civil rights and capital defense attorney
• Rep. Vernetta Alston, North Carolina Representative and former capital defense attorney
•  Alfred Rivera, North Carolina death row exoneree and activist
•  Dr. Seth Kotch, Associate Professor of American Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, author of Lethal State: A History of the Death Penalty in North Carolina

Moderated by NCCADP Executive Director Noel Nickle.

💻 20 Years With No Executions: What Have We Learned? (Webinar)
📆 Tuesday, June 23, 12–1:15 PM
📍 Zoom
🔗 Register at bit.ly/nccadpwebinar or at the link in our bio

#NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #NorthCarolina #20YearsWithoutExecutions #20thAnniversary #FYP
We're delighted to share that Melissa Boughton (@m We're delighted to share that Melissa Boughton (@melbough) has stepped into a new role as Board Co-Chair of NCCADP, serving alongside Erica Washington (@erica_webber_).

Melissa brings a wealth of experience in communications and advocacy to this role. She currently serves as Communications Director at Southern Coalition for Social Justice and previously led communications at the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law School. Before that, she spent more than a decade as a journalist covering courts, criminal legal issues, and some of the most consequential justice stories of our time.

Melissa has long been a valued leader within NCCADP. We're excited for this next chapter of her leadership and grateful for all she contributes to our movement.

We're equally thankful for Erica Washington's longstanding service as board Co-Chair!

As we welcome Melissa into this role, we also extend our deepest thanks to Jennifer Marsh for her years of service as Board Co-Chair. Jennifer's leadership has helped strengthen NCCADP and our movement in countless ways. We are grateful that she will continue serving on the board as Secretary through the end of the year.

Please join us in congratulating Melissa and thanking Jennifer for her leadership!

Photo 1: Melissa Boughton
Photo 2: Erica Washington
Photo 3: Jennifer Marsh

Learn more about our board members at https://nccadp.org/leadership/
📢 NEW COALITION PARTNERS 📢 Please join us in warm 📢 NEW COALITION PARTNERS 📢

Please join us in warmly welcoming NC NAACP (@ncnaacp1) and Deep Time (@deeptimeavl) to NCCADP!

During our spring coalition call, members unanimously voted both new partners into our movement. We're delighted to share that our coalition has now grown to 27 organizations.

The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP works to “achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.” Their longstanding leadership in civil rights advocacy strengthens our shared work to challenge systems of injustice and build a more equitable future.

Deep Time is an Asheville-based coffee roaster and community space “celebrating, employing, and creating spiritual community with people impacted by incarceration.” Their work reflects the transformative possibilities of community-rooted reentry support.

Give these amazing organizations a follow if you haven't already!
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