NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

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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

· 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

Jun 24, 2025
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 […]