NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice
Summer Film Series: Voices That Matter, Voices That Belong “Racist Roots – The Death Penalty: The Bitter Fruit of North Carolina’s Racist Past” This powerful film by the Center for […]
The North Carolina we’ve become. The death penalty we’re still carrying. As North Carolina marks 20 years with no executions, this symposium reflects on the legacy of the death penalty […]
An interfaith gathering to affirm the dignity of every life. A march to Central Prison. A candlelight vigil. On August 18, 2006, North Carolina carried out its last execution. Twenty […]
For nearly 20 years, North Carolina has paused executions while courts and communities across the state continued grappling with the realities of the death penalty system. What have these 2 […]
The NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty is proud to share our first-ever impact report, reflecting on a pivotal year for North Carolina’s death penalty abolition movement. From […]
Who benefits from mass incarceration and the prison industrial complex? In their new book, The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits, Bianca Tylek and Worth Rises expose the […]
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 […]
Every Monday evening, advocates gather at the gates of Central Prison in Raleigh to deliver the same message: North Carolina does not need the death penalty. They’ve been saying it […]
On Saturday, August 16, nearly 80 people from across North Carolina gathered at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh for We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed […]
Juneteenth focuses our attention and joy on Black and Brown people and calls on everyone to embrace the wisdom of people most affected by systemic injustice. If you’re asking yourself […]
