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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 nearly two decades, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) will host a public webinar examining what the state has learned […]

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 nearly two decades, the North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NCCADP) will host a public webinar examining what the state has learned […]

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 what Juneteenth has to do with ending the death penalty here in North Carolina, this essay is for you. After all, “injustice anywhere is a […]

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 what Juneteenth has to do with ending the death penalty here in North Carolina, this essay is for you. After all, “injustice anywhere is a […]

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 healing. More than thirty people joined, many with deep ties to the former Capital Restorative Justice Project. Though that effort concluded several years ago, its […]

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 healing. More than thirty people joined, many with deep ties to the former Capital Restorative Justice Project. Though that effort concluded several years ago, its […]

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 at Land of the Sky United Church of Christ in Asheville for World Day Against the Death Penalty. Hosted by the North Carolina Coalition for […]

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 at Land of the Sky United Church of Christ in Asheville for World Day Against the Death Penalty. Hosted by the North Carolina Coalition for […]

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 penalty system and opens the door to gruesome new execution methods. The bill does nothing to prevent violence or address the urgent needs of communities […]

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 penalty system and opens the door to gruesome new execution methods. The bill does nothing to prevent violence or address the urgent needs of communities […]

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 real safety. HB 307 cannot prevent violence or meet the urgent needs of our communities. Instead of investing in proven solutions, it revives a failed […]

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 real safety. HB 307 cannot prevent violence or meet the urgent needs of our communities. Instead of investing in proven solutions, it revives a failed […]