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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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Florida has executed Chadwick Willacy. He was the Florida has executed Chadwick Willacy. He was the 8th person executed in the US and the 5th person killed by Florida in 2026.

#ChadwickWillacy #NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #Florida
On this day in 2012, Judge Gregory Weeks issued a On this day in 2012, Judge Gregory Weeks issued a landmark ruling – the very first application of North Carolina's Racial Justice Act. Judge Weeks found that racism played a central role in the jury selection process that led to Marcus Robinson's death penalty conviction, even going so far as to state that Marcus' case proved the extent to which racism impacted capital cases across NC. 

Despite the gravity of these findings, the NC General Assembly repealed the RJA only 1 year later.

Marcus Robinson was resentenced to life without parole. Tragically, he died by suicide in 2022 while serving out this sentence.

#NoMoreDeathRow #EndTheDeathPenalty #NCDeathPenalty #NorthCarolina #RacialJusticeAct #RJA
Hey Asheville! Join us TODAY at 4 pm for this film Hey Asheville! Join us TODAY at 4 pm for this film screening, one of several Second Chance Month events hosted by the amazing community at Deep Time. NCCADP is deeply grateful and honored to be the recipient of funds raised by Deep Time this month. Come out to support Deep Time, NCCADP, and liberation from mass incarceration. Use the QR code to reserve your ticket (free).
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