Change is possible anywhere, including the state with the highest per capita execution rate in the nation. The death penalty is dying in the U.S.
18.12.2025 12:18
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Change is possible anywhere, including the state with the highest per capita execution rate in the nation. The death penalty is dying in the U.S.
"We want to make sure policymakers know the country is moving away from the death penalty,” said Laura Porter, leader of the new @uscedp.bsky.social Hear more on @kgou.org
The surge in executions and efforts to expand the death penalty are out of touch with the views of Americans. Read more in @baptistnews.com
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“In this moment, we see a very clear disconnect between the handful of politicians pushing for more executions in the expansion of the death penalty, and current public sentiment on this issue,” said Laura Porter of the new @uscedp.bsky.social
"This is an extraordinarily import campaign," said Barry Scheck, co-Founder of @innocenceproject.bsky.social Read more in BLKNewsNow...
"Doctors and lawyers are raising alarms about Tennessee’s lethal injection protocols..." Read more in the @memphisflyer.com
The American public is turning against the death penalty...
Florida's ongoing executions of war traumatized veterans is sparking outrage. Read about it in @thewarhorsenews.bsky.social
"Tremane’s case is marked by allegations that his death sentence was the result of both his severely impaired trial lawyer and prosecutors who played dirty." Read more in @huffpost.com
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“When those responsible for our current capital punishment system say it must go, our state lawmakers must listen.” Watch the full story on @nbc4i.com
"...we understand this broken death penalty system’s grievous flaws, its unintended consequences, and its failure to achieve the benefits we had intended,” said former Ohio lawmakers who voted to bring back the death penalty in 1981. Read more in @signalohio.bsky.social
“The death penalty is the total opposite of small and limited and the way it’s administered and its cost and how it is used, that is not small and limited government," said Demetrius Minor of Conservatives Concerned. Read more in @baptistnews.com
Pennsylvanians prefer life sentences over the death sentence for a person convicted of murder by a rate of 2-to-1. Find out more about the new survey here...
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In his first original @datelinenbc.bsky.social podcast series, Lester Holt takes listeners inside the urgent case of Robert Roberson...
Conservatives in Oklahoma are speaking out against the death penalty and pushing for a moratorium on its use. Find out why in this video...
“The wrongful conviction of Robert Roberson has been an ongoing tragedy for over twenty years. If it now becomes a wrongful execution, it will live in infamy.” - Author John Grisham
"...it is sometimes hard to get to the heart of a matter—not what’s strategic for one side or the other, but what is right." Read more in @montereycountynow.com
"The death penalty is not a solution to horrible violence; it detracts from more tangible ways to address the root causes of violence while acting as a poor substitute." Read more in @sojo.net
"Such an action would not only save lives but also send a powerful message about California's dedication to building a justice system rooted in equity, compassion, and the prevention of harm." Read more...
A group of exonerees is calling on Texas authorities to prevent the wrongful execution of Robert Roberson on 10/16/25 for a crime that never occurred. Read the letter and watch the virtual press conference.
Combat veterans are overrepresented on death row due to combat-driven post-traumatic stress. Find out more in this report from @newsnation.bsky.social
"Each of the veterans on Florida’s Death Row suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries or other disabilities related to their military service." Read more in @baptistnews.com
