Abolish the Death Penalty is a blog dedicated to...well, you know. The purpose of Abolish is to tell the personal stories of crime victims and their loved ones, people on death row and their loved ones and those activists who are working toward abolition. You may, from time to time, see news articles or press releases here, but that is not the primary mission of Abolish the Death Penalty. Our mission is to put a human face on the debate over capital punishment. http://www.ncadp.org 65 Recently, NCADP Executive Director Diann Rust-Tierney was a guest on a segment of Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s “Make It Plain” hosted... Mon 02 Nov 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=154 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=154 “‘Smart on Crime’ affirms the debate that is currently going on in states around the country. Despite our national economic crisis, ... Wed 21 Oct 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=153 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=153 As a child, when I thought of the prison system in the South, I thought about images I'd seen in old black and white documentary films and archi... Fri 16 Oct 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=152 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=152 October 10th marks the sixth anniversary of World Day Against the Death Penalty, an event begun by the World Coalition Against the Death Penalty to ur... Thu 08 Oct 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=151 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=151 Some political observers are comparing Texas Governor Rick Perry's removal of three members of the Texas Forensic Science Commission only days before ... Thu 01 Oct 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=150 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=150 Larry Griffin would have been 55 years old this month; that is, if he hadn’t been wrongfully executed by the state of Missouri 14 years ago for a murd... Mon 28 Sep 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=149 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=149 Three years ago, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonio Scalia wrote: "(there has not been) a single case - not one - in which it is clear that ... Tue 22 Sep 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=148 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=148 The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) joins the nation and the world in mourning the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. We in the... Tue 22 Sep 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=147 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=147 From the A.C.L.U. Blog: Americans have become increasingly troubled by the profound flaws in our capital punishment system, including its astonishin... Thu 09 Jul 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=143 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=143 Sojourners for Abolition and Reconciliation, a North Carolina group committed to ending the death penalty and showing compassion for the victims of vi... Mon 22 Jun 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=142 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=142 Saturday, June 6, 2009 marks the 175th anniversary of New Hampshire Governor William Badger's address to the state's legislature concerning abolishing... Fri 05 Jun 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=141 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=141 I think of Martina Correia, a 42-year-old African American and Savannah, Georgia native, as a “warrior woman,” an inspiration to both... Thu 07 May 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=140 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=140 Jim and June joined me as the first arrivals at the Colorado Statehouse for the Vigil for Justice for the Murder Victims Families of Colorado.&nbs... Wed 06 May 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=139 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=139 To catch up on all of the news from the Colorado Senate on the death penalty repeal bill, please check out our blog posts over the posts over the last... Tue 05 May 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=138 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=138 To catch up on all of the news from the Colorado Senate on the death penalty repeal bill, please check out our blog posts over the last few days. ... Mon 04 May 2009 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=137 http://web.raffa.com/NCADP_NEW/blog.cfm?postID=137