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NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

Committed to ending the death penalty and creating a new vision of justice

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Racial Justice

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

March 27, 2026 · 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 […]

Tagged With: Abolition, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Racist Roots

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

March 27, 2026 · 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 […]

Tagged With: Abolition, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Racist Roots

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

March 27, 2026 · 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 […]

Tagged With: Abolition, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Racist Roots

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

March 13, 2026 · 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 […]

Tagged With: Abolition, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Racist Roots

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

February 4, 2026 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Abolition, Blog, Impact Report Tagged With: 2025, Impact Report, Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice

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

January 26, 2026 · 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 […]

Tagged With: Abolition, Criminal Justice Reform, innocence, North Carolina Death Penalty, Prison Industrial Complex, Racial Justice, Racist Roots, Wrongful Convictions

Martin Luther King, Jr. leans over a podium while giving a speech.

Honoring the Legacy of Nonviolence by Ending the Death Penalty

Jan 19, 2026
Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor a life devoted to justice, equality, and the transformative power of nonviolent action. While Dr. King is most often remembered […]

Honoring the Legacy of Nonviolence by Ending the Death Penalty

January 19, 2026 · Liv Perkins-Davenport

Martin Luther King, Jr. leans over a podium while giving a speech.
Martin Luther King, Jr. leans over a podium while giving a speech.

Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor a life devoted to justice, equality, and the transformative power of nonviolent action. While Dr. King is most often remembered […]

Filed Under: Blog, Racial Bias Tagged With: MLK Day, Racial Justice

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”

January 8, 2026 · 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 […]

Tagged With: Book Talk, Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Partner Event, Prison Industrial Complex, Racial Justice

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

October 6, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Press Release Tagged With: innocence, Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Wrongful Convictions

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

October 3, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog, Press Release Tagged With: North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Wrongful Convictions

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

October 3, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Wrongful Convictions

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

September 19, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Abolition, Blog, Declining Support, Partner Spotlights, Stories Tagged With: Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Partner Event, Racial Justice

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

August 21, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Execution Anniversary, Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice

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

June 24, 2025 · 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 […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: 13th Amendment, Black History, Caledonia Prison Farm, Criminal Justice Reform, Juneteenth, Mass Incarceration, North Carolina Death Penalty, Racial Justice, Wrongful Convictions

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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.

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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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