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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 […]

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 […]

Juneteenth, Mass Incarceration, and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

Jun 19, 2026
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 […]

Juneteenth, Mass Incarceration, and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

Jun 9, 2026
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 […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

20 Years With No Executions: Beyond the Death Penalty (Symposium)

Jun 4, 2026
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 […]

20 Years With No Executions: Beyond the Death Penalty (Symposium)

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

20 Years With No Executions: Bearing Witness (An Interfaith Gathering & Vigil)

Jun 4, 2026
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 […]

20 Years With No Executions: Bearing Witness (An Interfaith Gathering & Vigil)

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

20 Years With No Executions: What Have We Learned? (Webinar)

Jun 4, 2026
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 […]

20 Years With No Executions: What Have We Learned? (Webinar)

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

What Comes After Harm? Inside a Day of Restorative Justice

May 6, 2026
On April 25, community members from across North Carolina gathered at Peace Haven Baptist Church in Winston-Salem for Returning to the Circle, a day focused on restorative justice and collective […]

What Comes After Harm? Inside a Day of Restorative Justice

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

On April 25, community members from across North Carolina gathered at Peace Haven Baptist Church in Winston-Salem for Returning to the Circle, a day focused on restorative justice and collective […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

Mar 27, 2026
You are warmly invited to a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death penalty. Following […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

You are warmly invited to a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death penalty. Following […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

Mar 27, 2026
You are warmly invited to join us for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

You are warmly invited to join us for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

Mar 27, 2026
You are warmly invited to join us for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

You are warmly invited to join us for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

Mar 13, 2026
You are warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Community Conversation

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

You are warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s […]

Weekly Vigil at Central Prison

Feb 24, 2026
Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh to stand in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in […]

Weekly Vigil at Central Prison

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh to stand in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in […]

2025 Impact Report

Feb 4, 2026
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 […]

2025 Impact Report

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Panel Conversation

Jan 26, 2026
You are warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death […]

Racist Roots Film Screening & Panel Conversation

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

You are warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death […]

Asheville Book Talk: “The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits”

Jan 8, 2026
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 […]

Asheville Book Talk: “The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits”

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

NCCADP February Info Session

Dec 16, 2025
Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

NCCADP February Info Session

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

NCCADP January Info Session

Dec 16, 2025
Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

NCCADP January Info Session

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

When Our Voices Rise Together

Nov 26, 2025
Last Saturday I had the extraordinary experience of singing for two hours in a church basement with more than a hundred people, nearly all of whom I did not know. […]

When Our Voices Rise Together

· Noel Nickle

Last Saturday I had the extraordinary experience of singing for two hours in a church basement with more than a hundred people, nearly all of whom I did not know. […]

The Forgotten Veterans on North Carolina’s Death Row

Nov 11, 2025
Each November, America honors those who served in the armed forces. We speak of courage and sacrifice, of the price of freedom and the duty of remembrance. But in North […]

The Forgotten Veterans on North Carolina’s Death Row

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Each November, America honors those who served in the armed forces. We speak of courage and sacrifice, of the price of freedom and the duty of remembrance. But in North […]

Weekly Vigil at Central Prison

Nov 3, 2025
Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh to stand in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in […]

Weekly Vigil at Central Prison

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Every Monday, community members gather outside Central Prison in Raleigh to stand in peaceful opposition to the death penalty. Led by members of our coalition partners, Catholics for Abolition in […]

Racist Roots Screening

Oct 30, 2025
You’re warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death penalty. […]

Racist Roots Screening

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

You’re warmly invited to join NCCADP for a screening of Racist Roots, a 25-minute film that uncovers the deep entanglement between white supremacy, racial terror lynching, and North Carolina’s death penalty. […]

NCCADP December Info Session

Oct 29, 2025
Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

NCCADP December Info Session

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

NCCADP November Info Session

Oct 29, 2025
Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

NCCADP November Info Session

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Join us for a virtual info session to learn about the state of the death penalty in North Carolina, the work of NCCADP, and how you can get involved. This […]

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

· 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 […]

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

· 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 […]

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

· 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 […]

Statement on Governor Stein’s Signing of HB 307

Oct 3, 2025
Today, Governor Stein signed HB 307 into law. While this marks the latest chapter in North Carolina’s debate over the death penalty, it does not move our state closer to […]

Statement on Governor Stein’s Signing of HB 307

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

Today, Governor Stein signed HB 307 into law. While this marks the latest chapter in North Carolina’s debate over the death penalty, it does not move our state closer to […]

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

· 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 […]

At the Gates of Central Prison: The Vigil That Will Not End

Sep 19, 2025
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 […]

At the Gates of Central Prison: The Vigil That Will Not End

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

NCCADP Calls for Meaningful and Effective Responses to Recent Violence

Sep 12, 2025
The North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty joins others across the state in mourning the tragic killing of Iryna Zarutska. Our hearts are with those whose lives […]

NCCADP Calls for Meaningful and Effective Responses to Recent Violence

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

The North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty joins others across the state in mourning the tragic killing of Iryna Zarutska. Our hearts are with those whose lives […]

We Keep Us Alive: Death Penalty Abolition, Imagination, Resistance

Aug 21, 2025
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 […]

We Keep Us Alive: Death Penalty Abolition, Imagination, Resistance

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

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 […]

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

· 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 […]

We Keep Us Alive

We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed & Envision a Future of Abolition

Jul 10, 2025
Join us at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh on August 16, 2025, for an afternoon of remembrance and resistance as we gather to commemorate the 19th anniversary of North […]

We Keep Us Alive: An Afternoon to Remember Those Executed & Envision a Future of Abolition

· Liv Perkins-Davenport

We Keep Us Alive

Join us at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh on August 16, 2025, for an afternoon of remembrance and resistance as we gather to commemorate the 19th anniversary of North […]