NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice
Hover on a county to see the raw numbers that reveal the stark reality of the geographic disparity of the death penalty in our state. From the number of people living on death row to capital cases scheduled for trial, location matters. This disparity is largely driven by the power and discretion of locally elected district attorneys.
How we tell the story matters. Who tells the story matters. And if you don't think this has anything to do with today's death penalty in North Carolina, please visit the Racist Roots website: racistroots.org/film… twitter.com/RDunhamD…
At the end of THIS week, listening to the voice of someone with the lived experience of losing a loved one to murder. Thank you @RisherRev twitter.com/RisherRe…
RT @kristie_1979 I didn’t want to give birth while shackled. “I made the decision to enter into second-class citizenship permanently,” Puckett-Williams said. “So that my children could be born free. That’s not a decision that anybody should have.” twitter.com/CrassHys…
TONIGHT 6 pm (ET) Join us for this sure to be powerful conversation about Islam and the death penalty. Register here: bit.ly/MuslimLensDP #NCDeathPenalty
AEDPA unpacked in light of Monday's ruling by SCOTUS. A reminder that procedure is more important than justice. themarshallproject.o… via @MarshallProj