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👋👋 Hey there! We are the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, and we just launched TODAY.

Our new nationwide campaign unites 50+ organizations all working towards the shared goal of ending the death penalty.

💡Learn more about what we do here: enddeathpenalty.org?utm_source=b...
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United to end the death penalty After decades of progress for our movement, a coordinated effort now seeks to expand and normalize the death penalty. Our coalition of 50+ partners has a strategy to pu...
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I'm very excited to announce the launch of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty: @uscedp.bsky.social This is a new nationwide campaign that unites 50+ organizations behind a shared goal and strategy.

I strongly encourage you to sign up at enddeathpenalty.org/join/
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October 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
uscedp.bsky.social
👋👋 Hey there! We are the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, and we just launched TODAY.

Our new nationwide campaign unites 50+ organizations all working towards the shared goal of ending the death penalty.

💡Learn more about what we do here: enddeathpenalty.org?utm_source=b...
Home | U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty
United to end the death penalty After decades of progress for our movement, a coordinated effort now seeks to expand and normalize the death penalty. Our coalition of 50+ partners has a strategy to pu...
enddeathpenalty.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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‼️BREAKING: Robert's execution has been STAYED www.dallasnews.com/news/courts/...
Texas court grants Robert Roberson stay of execution, week before scheduled date
In addition to seeking any opportunity to present new evidence in court, the appeals also included allegations of judicial bias and misconduct during Robert...
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October 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Don't let Texas execute #RobertRoberson — an innocent man — on Oct. 16. Call Gov. Abbott right now at 737-277-6778. Find a call script here: bit.ly/4gSqZtA
October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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September 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Lester Holt investigates the urgent case of #RobertRoberson — an innocent Texas father facing execution Oct. 16 for a crime that never happened. Listen to new NBC Dateline podcast trailer here: www.nbcnews.com/thelastappeal
The Last Appeal – an original podcast from Dateline NBC’s Lester Holt
Is Texas about to execute an innocent man? Lester Holt examines Robert Roberson’s controversial death row case.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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‼️ BREAKING: Exonerated individuals who were wrongfully convicted just released this letter urging relief for Robert Roberson, an innocent father scheduled for execution on October 16 based on a discredited “Shaken Baby” conviction.

Full letter: drive.google.com/file/d/1f4cJ...
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An Open Letter to the Authorities in Texas in Support of Robert Roberson Robert Roberson stands alone as the only person facing imminent execution at the hands of the Government for a conviction based on the discredited “Shaken Baby Syndrome” (SBS) hypothesis. But he is not alone in being wrongfully charged and convicted of harming a child. We, the signatories below, faced this same nightmare. We all know the horror of being wrongfully accused and convicted of having hurt a beloved child. Some of us sought medical help for a sick or injured child, only to be blindsided by abuse accusations stemming from hasty, scientifically dubious diagnoses, including SBS. In the cruelest cases, while grieving the loss of a child, we were unjustly charged with murder, convicted, and sentenced despite considerable reasons to doubt the allegations and despite medical alternatives for the child’s condition. This is what happened to Robert after he brought his seriously ill daughter, Nikki, to the emergency Room. Thankfully, we all secured relief from the criminal legal system aJer years of heartache, anguish, and despair. We have been reunited with our families and communities, free to rebuild the lives stolen from us by the State. This is what we want for Robert and what he deserves. While many of us were acquitted or exonerated aJer evidence-based medicine prevailed in court cases, Robert has not benefited from the significant advances in science since his trial more than 20 years ago. Although the SBS hypothesis has been challenged or outright debunked by numerous medical and judicial communities, Robert once again faces execution. How is this possible? His case is an extreme example of the harm that can be caused by medical misdiagnoses of child abuse resulting from a rush to judgment in the face of tragic and complex medical crises. This is a terrible impasse. Robert’s life hangs in the balance. He is scheduled to be put to death by the State of Texas on October 16, 2025. There …
September 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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My latest DP3 analysis — Executions are Up but the Sky is Not Falling. dppolicy.substack.com/p/executions... @8thamendment.org @assoecpm.bsky.social @deathpenaltyaction.bsky.social
Executions are Up but the Sky is Not Falling
The Execution Frenzy by Death Penalty Zealots has not Translated to Increased Public Support for the Punishment
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August 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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“The death penalty was implemented to dehumanize, control, and erase Black lives under the cover of law.” -Furonda Brasfield, @8thamendment.org. Read more in Big Easy Magazine...
Historical Roots of Racism and The Modern Death Penalty Netroots Nation Conference in New Orleans to Examine the Connection - Big Easy
The panel will explore historical racism in the death penalty, from its roots in lynching and racial terror, to its disparate use against Black and ma
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August 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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"The use of the death penalty against U.S. combat veterans manifests a paradox in American culture." Read more in @thehill.com
Mentally disabled combat veterans should never get the death penalty
The use of the death penalty against U.S. combat veterans manifests a paradox in American culture.
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June 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Advocates and civil rights leaders will gather Thursday in Sacramento to deliver a signed letter by nearly 200 groups urging the Democratic governor to grant clemency to all 574 of California's death row inmates. www.upi.com/Top_News/US/...
Civil-rights groups urge California governor to grant clemency to all on death row - UPI.com
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death sentences over accusations of its constitutionality and racial discrimination.
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June 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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“If our state is truly committed to ending its culture of death, physician involvement in the death penalty needs to end.” 💯💯💯 @indystar.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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California has the nation's biggest death row. Join us to urge Gov. Newsom to grant universal clemency, which commutes every death sentence across the board! actionnetwork.org/petitions/i-...
Support universal clemency for every person on California's death row!
We need your help to call on California Governor Gavin Newsom to commute every death row sentence in California. As governors across the country are greenlighting executions, Gov. Newsom can take a st...
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June 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Federal judge denies attempt to block commuted death row prisoners' transfer to 'Supermax' prison. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol... @nbcnews.com @prisonpolicy.org @8thamendment.org #deathpenalty
Federal judge denies attempt to block commuted death row inmates' transfer to "Supermax"
A group of federal inmates who were resentenced under the Biden administration filed a lawsuit trying to stop their move to a high-security Colorado prison.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Tell South Carolina Lawmakers to investigate Mikal Mahdi's BOTCHED execution! Use bit.ly/MikalsBotchedExecution to write to our legislators that this needs to be investigated!
May 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Keep pressure up and continue to advocate for #stephenstanko! #justiceforstephenstanko #scadp #shameonSC
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May 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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The fundamental constitutional protection against arbitrary and oppressive government abuses of punitive power — the most critical federal protection against unconstitutional state death sentences — dates back to Magna Carta.
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rdunhamdp.bsky.social Robert Dunham @rdunhamdp.bsky.social · May 21
Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People. The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution. nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...
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Kristi Noem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as Trump’s Right to Deport People
The right allows people to legally challenge their detentions by the government and is guaranteed in the Constitution.
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May 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Mr. Stanko’s death warrant is the latest illustration of white-victim bias in the U.S. death penalty. 21 of the last 22 executions and the 8 executions scheduled through June involve only white victims. That’s 29 of 30 (96.7%).
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May 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Today, the South Carolina Department of Corrections issued an execution warrant for Stephen Stanko. We have 28 days to advocate for Stephen’s justice and ask the South Carolina Governor, Henry McMaster, to reduce his sentence to alternative prison terms.
May 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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"The U.S. Supreme Court determined... that death is not the appropriate punishment for individuals with intellectual disability because they are less culpable for their actions. The same should be true for individuals with pFAS." @fasdunited.bsky.social indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/15/i...
Individuals with brain damage due to fetal alcohol syndrome should be exempt from execution • Indiana Capital Chronicle
In less than a week, Indiana is set to execute Benjamin Ritchie, a man with significant brain damage due to fetal alcohol syndrome.
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May 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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We do not agree with any death-in-prison sentence for anyone who commits harm in their youth, and Benjamin is no exception. Read here: tinyurl.com/IndyOpinionBR
Death penalty for Beech Grove cop killer Benjamin Ritchie? Science says no. | Opinion
If sentenced today, it is very unlikely that Benjamin Ritchie would receive a death sentence.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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In this illuminating piece, Xavier McElrath-Bey of @thecfsy.bsky.social writes: “Ritchie’s case exemplifies why additional protections against execution are needed for adolescents, particularly those with impairments that delay brain development."
Death penalty for Beech Grove cop killer Benjamin Ritchie? Science says no. | Opinion
If sentenced today, it is very unlikely that Benjamin Ritchie would receive a death sentence.
www.indystar.com
May 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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The U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada has issued an order barring federal prosecutors from changing their mind and deciding to seek the death penalty against Cory Spurlock just 12 days before trial. deathpenaltypolicy.org/wp-content/u... @nvcadp.bsky.social @8thamendment.org
May 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Death Penalty Policy Project (DP3) Analysis: U.S. death row experiences largest population decline in 20 years, highest percentage decline in half-century. open.substack.com/pub/dppolicy... @legaldefensefund.bsky.social @8thamendment.org @assoecpm.bsky.social @amnesty.org @hrw.org #deathpenalty
January 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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SC firing squad misses the target. FL sets a prisoner on fire in its electric chair. OK orders the wrong execution drug. TX forgets to let the media in to observe an execution. What aren't states capable of getting wrong in carrying out the death penalty? @apnews.com @8thamendment.org
May 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM