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Death Penalty Action invites you to support orgs in your state working to end executions. If you live in a state without without an organization, please consider supporting one of the national organizations which are listed. Check them all out here: deathpenaltyaction.org/givingtuesday/
After 32 years of wrongful incarceration — 27 of them on death row for a crime that never occurred — Jimmie Chris Duncan is finally free. Let’s help him get back on his feet.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-chris...
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Donate to Help Chris Duncan Rebuild His Life, organized by Jimmie Christian Duncan
Hi, I’m Chris Duncan, I was wrongfully convicted, on death row in Angola P… Jimmie Christian Duncan needs your support for Help Chris Duncan Rebuild His Life
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December 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
After 32 years of wrongful incarceration — 27 of them on death row for a crime that never occurred — Jimmie Chris Duncan is finally free. Let’s help him get back on his feet.
www.gofundme.com/f/help-chris...
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Two men’s lives are on the line this week. Mark Gerald (FL) tonight, Harold Nichols (TN) 12/11. Both vulnerable. One took responsibility, showed remorse. Both deserve mercy.
"Choose Mercy."
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
Vigil 5pm ET: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Choose Mercy."
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
Vigil 5pm ET: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
December 9, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Two men’s lives are on the line this week. Mark Gerald (FL) tonight, Harold Nichols (TN) 12/11. Both vulnerable. One took responsibility, showed remorse. Both deserve mercy.
"Choose Mercy."
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
Vigil 5pm ET: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
"Choose Mercy."
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
Vigil 5pm ET: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
In partnership with Journey of Hope, Pastor Kevin Riggs, and others, we hand-delivered nearly 28k of your petition signatures urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt the execution of Harold Nichols.
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
In partnership with Journey of Hope, Pastor Kevin Riggs, and others, we hand-delivered nearly 28k of your petition signatures urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt the execution of Harold Nichols.
We hand-delivered 25k of your petition signatures today urging Gov. Lee to halt the execution of Harold Nichols + a letter signed by the men on Tennessee's death row invited Gov. Lee to come pray with them.
W2TV Nashville published our press conference today → fox17.com/news/local/p...
#Mercy
W2TV Nashville published our press conference today → fox17.com/news/local/p...
#Mercy
Protestors ask Tennessee governor to pray with man facing death penalty
Tennessee is set to execute a man who confessed to rapes and a murder, but a group protesting against the death penalty is acting ahead of the lethal injection
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December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
We hand-delivered 25k of your petition signatures today urging Gov. Lee to halt the execution of Harold Nichols + a letter signed by the men on Tennessee's death row invited Gov. Lee to come pray with them.
W2TV Nashville published our press conference today → fox17.com/news/local/p...
#Mercy
W2TV Nashville published our press conference today → fox17.com/news/local/p...
#Mercy
Florida and Tennessee are poised to kill again — Mark Gerald on 12/9, Harold Nichols on 12/11.
Florida continues targeting those with little or no legal help. Tennessee prosecutors and the victim’s mother agree: death is not justice.
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
"Choose mercy."
Florida continues targeting those with little or no legal help. Tennessee prosecutors and the victim’s mother agree: death is not justice.
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
"Choose mercy."
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Florida and Tennessee are poised to kill again — Mark Gerald on 12/9, Harold Nichols on 12/11.
Florida continues targeting those with little or no legal help. Tennessee prosecutors and the victim’s mother agree: death is not justice.
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
"Choose mercy."
Florida continues targeting those with little or no legal help. Tennessee prosecutors and the victim’s mother agree: death is not justice.
📞 DeSantis: 850-717-9337
📞 Lee: 615-741-2001
"Choose mercy."
AG #PamBondi ordered federal prosecutors to seek death for #LuigiMangione. Why death for killing a wealthy exec, but not for a r@cist mass murderer? It was NEVER about public safety or just!ce! Demand an alternative punishment bit.ly/NoDeathForLuigi #StopExecutions #NoDeathForLuigi
No Death For Luigi Mangione
Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with ‘murder as an act of terrorism’ in the shooting of UnitedHeathcare CEO, Br...
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November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
AG #PamBondi ordered federal prosecutors to seek death for #LuigiMangione. Why death for killing a wealthy exec, but not for a r@cist mass murderer? It was NEVER about public safety or just!ce! Demand an alternative punishment bit.ly/NoDeathForLuigi #StopExecutions #NoDeathForLuigi
#LuigiMangione CAN be held accountable WITHOUT killing him Demand the federal government seeks an alternative sentence for Luigi instead of mirroring the violence they claim to want to stop bit.ly/NoDeathForLuigi #StopExecutions
No Death For Luigi Mangione
Attorney General Pam Bondi has instructed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with ‘murder as an act of terrorism’ in the shooting of UnitedHeathcare CEO, Br...
bit.ly
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
#LuigiMangione CAN be held accountable WITHOUT killing him Demand the federal government seeks an alternative sentence for Luigi instead of mirroring the violence they claim to want to stop bit.ly/NoDeathForLuigi #StopExecutions
The President has called for the execution of political opponents. Urge Congress to #StopTrumpExecutions and #EndTheDeathPenalty. Sign here: bit.ly/StopTrumpExecutions
President Trump: Stop the Executions!
The President has called for the execution of political opponents. Urge Congress to #StopTrumpExecutions and #EndTheDeathPenalty. Sign here: bit.ly/StopTrumpExecutions @DeathPenaltyAct #AbolishTheDea...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The President has called for the execution of political opponents. Urge Congress to #StopTrumpExecutions and #EndTheDeathPenalty. Sign here: bit.ly/StopTrumpExecutions
Death Penalty Action invites you to support orgs in your state working to end executions. If you live in a state without without an organization, please consider supporting one of the national organizations which are listed. Check them all out here: deathpenaltyaction.org/givingtuesday/
November 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Death Penalty Action invites you to support orgs in your state working to end executions. If you live in a state without without an organization, please consider supporting one of the national organizations which are listed. Check them all out here: deathpenaltyaction.org/givingtuesday/
Read his words, you see the truth:
He is grateful.🙏
He is faithful.✝️
He cares deeply for the people around him.🫂
He is nothing like the “monster” the state insists people on death row must be.
His humanity is undeniable — and worth fighting for.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... #HaroldNichols
He is grateful.🙏
He is faithful.✝️
He cares deeply for the people around him.🫂
He is nothing like the “monster” the state insists people on death row must be.
His humanity is undeniable — and worth fighting for.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... #HaroldNichols
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Read his words, you see the truth:
He is grateful.🙏
He is faithful.✝️
He cares deeply for the people around him.🫂
He is nothing like the “monster” the state insists people on death row must be.
His humanity is undeniable — and worth fighting for.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... #HaroldNichols
He is grateful.🙏
He is faithful.✝️
He cares deeply for the people around him.🫂
He is nothing like the “monster” the state insists people on death row must be.
His humanity is undeniable — and worth fighting for.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... #HaroldNichols
Richard Randolph, now Malik Abdul-Sajjad, is scheduled to die tonight. His biological mother will never get a chance to meet him. theintercept.com/2025/11/20/m...
At 17, She Gave Up Her Son. Sixty Years Later, She Found Him on Death Row.
Richard Randolph, now Malik Abdul-Sajjad, is scheduled to die tonight. His biological mother will never get a chance to meet him.
theintercept.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Richard Randolph, now Malik Abdul-Sajjad, is scheduled to die tonight. His biological mother will never get a chance to meet him. theintercept.com/2025/11/20/m...
🚨 This week, Florida plans to carry out its 17th execution of 2025 — and the 7th veteran this year.
�📞 Call Gov. DeSantis at 850-717-9337 and urge him to halt the execution of Richard Randolph(Malik Abdul-Sajjad)
— what a betrayal it is to kill those who served honorably. 💔
�📞 Call Gov. DeSantis at 850-717-9337 and urge him to halt the execution of Richard Randolph(Malik Abdul-Sajjad)
— what a betrayal it is to kill those who served honorably. 💔
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🚨 This week, Florida plans to carry out its 17th execution of 2025 — and the 7th veteran this year.
�📞 Call Gov. DeSantis at 850-717-9337 and urge him to halt the execution of Richard Randolph(Malik Abdul-Sajjad)
— what a betrayal it is to kill those who served honorably. 💔
�📞 Call Gov. DeSantis at 850-717-9337 and urge him to halt the execution of Richard Randolph(Malik Abdul-Sajjad)
— what a betrayal it is to kill those who served honorably. 💔
Stevenson’s words cut to the heart of this movement: Humanity is non-negotiable. Even — especially — for the condemned. In a year of relentless executions, we must choose justice rooted in compassion. ✊
Support the #ExecutionCrisis Campaign 👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/execu... #StopExecutions
Support the #ExecutionCrisis Campaign 👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/execu... #StopExecutions
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Stevenson’s words cut to the heart of this movement: Humanity is non-negotiable. Even — especially — for the condemned. In a year of relentless executions, we must choose justice rooted in compassion. ✊
Support the #ExecutionCrisis Campaign 👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/execu... #StopExecutions
Support the #ExecutionCrisis Campaign 👉 secure.actblue.com/donate/execu... #StopExecutions
⏳ It’s not over til it’s over.
Tremane Wood has just 3 hours left. Bryan Jennings — 10 hours.
Tremane didn’t kill anyone.
Bryan will be the 6th veteran executed this year in Florida.
Keep the pressure on Govs. Stitt and DeSantis to stop these executions.
👉 bit.ly/ExecutionPetitions
Tremane Wood has just 3 hours left. Bryan Jennings — 10 hours.
Tremane didn’t kill anyone.
Bryan will be the 6th veteran executed this year in Florida.
Keep the pressure on Govs. Stitt and DeSantis to stop these executions.
👉 bit.ly/ExecutionPetitions
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Read DPA’s former Board Chair Sharon Risher’s New York Times Op-Ed at nytimes.com here. No NYT subscription? Read the PDF here. DPA lifted up opposition to executions in Idaho around the failed…
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November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
⏳ It’s not over til it’s over.
Tremane Wood has just 3 hours left. Bryan Jennings — 10 hours.
Tremane didn’t kill anyone.
Bryan will be the 6th veteran executed this year in Florida.
Keep the pressure on Govs. Stitt and DeSantis to stop these executions.
👉 bit.ly/ExecutionPetitions
Tremane Wood has just 3 hours left. Bryan Jennings — 10 hours.
Tremane didn’t kill anyone.
Bryan will be the 6th veteran executed this year in Florida.
Keep the pressure on Govs. Stitt and DeSantis to stop these executions.
👉 bit.ly/ExecutionPetitions
The work of opposing state violence is heavy. 💔
🗓️ Join us for a LIVE conversation on self care and community care — how we tend to ourselves and each other while facing the trauma of the death penalty.
📲 LIVE on Instagram - recordings will be uploaded after to Facebook and YouTube.
🗓️ Join us for a LIVE conversation on self care and community care — how we tend to ourselves and each other while facing the trauma of the death penalty.
📲 LIVE on Instagram - recordings will be uploaded after to Facebook and YouTube.
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The work of opposing state violence is heavy. 💔
🗓️ Join us for a LIVE conversation on self care and community care — how we tend to ourselves and each other while facing the trauma of the death penalty.
📲 LIVE on Instagram - recordings will be uploaded after to Facebook and YouTube.
🗓️ Join us for a LIVE conversation on self care and community care — how we tend to ourselves and each other while facing the trauma of the death penalty.
📲 LIVE on Instagram - recordings will be uploaded after to Facebook and YouTube.
🚨 This week: Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina plan to execute three men.
⚠️ One is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One will face a firing squad.
Call on Governors DeSantis, McMaster, and Stitt:
Turn back now!
More here 👉 deathpenaltyaction.org/take-action/execution-petitions
⚠️ One is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One will face a firing squad.
Call on Governors DeSantis, McMaster, and Stitt:
Turn back now!
More here 👉 deathpenaltyaction.org/take-action/execution-petitions
November 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨 This week: Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina plan to execute three men.
⚠️ One is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One will face a firing squad.
Call on Governors DeSantis, McMaster, and Stitt:
Turn back now!
More here 👉 deathpenaltyaction.org/take-action/execution-petitions
⚠️ One is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One will face a firing squad.
Call on Governors DeSantis, McMaster, and Stitt:
Turn back now!
More here 👉 deathpenaltyaction.org/take-action/execution-petitions
🪖This Veterans Day, we honor those who served — but we must also face a painful truth.
2025 is among the deadliest years for veterans on death row. 💔
2025 is among the deadliest years for veterans on death row. 💔
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🪖This Veterans Day, we honor those who served — but we must also face a painful truth.
2025 is among the deadliest years for veterans on death row. 💔
2025 is among the deadliest years for veterans on death row. 💔
#AllEyesOnTremaneWood — Oklahoma plans to execute a man who never killed anyone. We have 3 days.
📞 : 405-521-2342
✉️ : actionnetwork.org/letters/please-save-tremane-wood-from-execution
🕯️ Join an event.
Urge Gov. Stitt to affirm the clemency recommendation from his pardon and parole board!
📞 : 405-521-2342
✉️ : actionnetwork.org/letters/please-save-tremane-wood-from-execution
🕯️ Join an event.
Urge Gov. Stitt to affirm the clemency recommendation from his pardon and parole board!
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#AllEyesOnTremaneWood — Oklahoma plans to execute a man who never killed anyone. We have 3 days.
📞 : 405-521-2342
✉️ : actionnetwork.org/letters/please-save-tremane-wood-from-execution
🕯️ Join an event.
Urge Gov. Stitt to affirm the clemency recommendation from his pardon and parole board!
📞 : 405-521-2342
✉️ : actionnetwork.org/letters/please-save-tremane-wood-from-execution
🕯️ Join an event.
Urge Gov. Stitt to affirm the clemency recommendation from his pardon and parole board!
🚨Three states plan to carry out executions this week — Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
⚠️ One man is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One is set to die by firing squad.
⚠️ One man is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One is set to die by firing squad.
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚨Three states plan to carry out executions this week — Florida, Oklahoma, and South Carolina.
⚠️ One man is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One is set to die by firing squad.
⚠️ One man is a veteran.
⚠️ One never killed anyone.
⚠️ One is set to die by firing squad.
Our veterans deserve compassion, not 🙅♀️ execution.
Yet Florida has already executed several veterans this year — with two more scheduled this month.
Gov. DeSantis is turning his back on those who served.
Stand with Veterans Against the Death Penalty:
👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
Yet Florida has already executed several veterans this year — with two more scheduled this month.
Gov. DeSantis is turning his back on those who served.
Stand with Veterans Against the Death Penalty:
👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
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November 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Our veterans deserve compassion, not 🙅♀️ execution.
Yet Florida has already executed several veterans this year — with two more scheduled this month.
Gov. DeSantis is turning his back on those who served.
Stand with Veterans Against the Death Penalty:
👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
Yet Florida has already executed several veterans this year — with two more scheduled this month.
Gov. DeSantis is turning his back on those who served.
Stand with Veterans Against the Death Penalty:
👉 actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
⚡️We’re thrilled to congratulate Grace Hanna, the new Executive Director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty!
Maria will continue her vital work as Legal and Policy Director. In such difficult times, FADP and the broader movement are lucky to have Grace’s leadership and vision.
Maria will continue her vital work as Legal and Policy Director. In such difficult times, FADP and the broader movement are lucky to have Grace’s leadership and vision.
November 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
⚡️We’re thrilled to congratulate Grace Hanna, the new Executive Director of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty!
Maria will continue her vital work as Legal and Policy Director. In such difficult times, FADP and the broader movement are lucky to have Grace’s leadership and vision.
Maria will continue her vital work as Legal and Policy Director. In such difficult times, FADP and the broader movement are lucky to have Grace’s leadership and vision.
🚨Florida’s death chamber is claiming the lives of our nation’s veterans.
Gov. DeSantis — himself a veteran — has scheduled 2 more veterans for execution this month, after killing one just last week.
We’re calling all veterans 🪖 to join us for a special project.
✊ actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
Gov. DeSantis — himself a veteran — has scheduled 2 more veterans for execution this month, after killing one just last week.
We’re calling all veterans 🪖 to join us for a special project.
✊ actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🚨Florida’s death chamber is claiming the lives of our nation’s veterans.
Gov. DeSantis — himself a veteran — has scheduled 2 more veterans for execution this month, after killing one just last week.
We’re calling all veterans 🪖 to join us for a special project.
✊ actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
Gov. DeSantis — himself a veteran — has scheduled 2 more veterans for execution this month, after killing one just last week.
We’re calling all veterans 🪖 to join us for a special project.
✊ actionnetwork.org/forms/vetera...
DPA doesn’t take a position on execution methods — because there is no good way to kill someone.
Allies in Ohio are confronting lethal injections and gas suffocations, while South Carolina prepares for its third firing squad execution. More here: deathpenaltyaction.substack.com?utm_source=n...
Allies in Ohio are confronting lethal injections and gas suffocations, while South Carolina prepares for its third firing squad execution. More here: deathpenaltyaction.substack.com?utm_source=n...
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Death Penalty Action provides education, advocacy, and strategic support to end capital punishment. We raise awareness, mobilize grassroots power, support clemency efforts, and uplift the voices of…
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November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
DPA doesn’t take a position on execution methods — because there is no good way to kill someone.
Allies in Ohio are confronting lethal injections and gas suffocations, while South Carolina prepares for its third firing squad execution. More here: deathpenaltyaction.substack.com?utm_source=n...
Allies in Ohio are confronting lethal injections and gas suffocations, while South Carolina prepares for its third firing squad execution. More here: deathpenaltyaction.substack.com?utm_source=n...
He didn’t kill anyone — but Oklahoma still plans to execute him. 💔
Starting this morning at 9am CT, the state’s Pardon & Parole Board will decide whether Tremane Wood deserves clemency.
Learn how to watch here 👉 oklahoma.gov/ppb/about/bo...
Starting this morning at 9am CT, the state’s Pardon & Parole Board will decide whether Tremane Wood deserves clemency.
Learn how to watch here 👉 oklahoma.gov/ppb/about/bo...
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
He didn’t kill anyone — but Oklahoma still plans to execute him. 💔
Starting this morning at 9am CT, the state’s Pardon & Parole Board will decide whether Tremane Wood deserves clemency.
Learn how to watch here 👉 oklahoma.gov/ppb/about/bo...
Starting this morning at 9am CT, the state’s Pardon & Parole Board will decide whether Tremane Wood deserves clemency.
Learn how to watch here 👉 oklahoma.gov/ppb/about/bo...
Death Penalty Action's Executive Director, Abe Bonowitz, spent the week in DC - speaking on campuses and rallying at the White House — lifting the anti-death penalty message everywhere he went.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Death Penalty Action's Executive Director, Abe Bonowitz, spent the week in DC - speaking on campuses and rallying at the White House — lifting the anti-death penalty message everywhere he went.