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Pa. Supreme Court strikes down mandatory life sentences for felony murder convictions spotlightpa.org/news/2026/03/p… via @SpotlightPA

BREAKING: Statement from Governor Shapiro on Today’s Decision from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court March 26, 2026 Harrisburg, PA — Today, Governor Josh Shapiro released the following statement in a post on X(opens in a new tab), in response to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s

There has been a lot of news and speculation about Gov. DeWine's forthcoming announcement on the death penalty. Our blog explains a governor’s authority over the state’s capital punishment system under the Ohio Constitution & the Ohio Revised Code. acluohio.org/news/understan…

Join us! #NoDeathPenaltyPA @WTIUSA @CCATDP @floccjustice @DeathPenaltyAct @RDunhamDP @Atlantic_Ctr @amnestyusa @OhStopExecution @prisonsociety @aclupa @afsc_org @CMNEndtheDP eventbrite.com/e/illustrating…

“I’m 72 years old, and I still miss my daddy,” dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-co… @amnestyusa

“This is the kind of misconduct that leads to increasing public distrust for capital punishment, and I think that it will continue the national trend that we’re seeing away from support for the death penalty,” #NoDeathPenaltyPA @RDunhamDP @WTIUSA davisvanguard.org/2025/12/govern…

Referred to as a “hotspot of capital prosecution,” Washington County was the primary focus of a panel discussion hosted by an anti-death penalty group Tuesday morning. #NoDeathPenaltyPA @WTIUSA @RDunhamDP @Atlantic_Ctr observer-reporter.com/news/local_new…

Shapiro “is taking the kind of leadership that we expect people with a strong moral compass and a strong understanding of public policy” to be assuming. #NoDeathPenaltyPA @RDunhamDP @WTIUSA @GovernorShapiro @Atlantic_Ctr @PennLive pennlive.com/politics/2025/…

The “con­tra­dic­to­ry trends indi­cate the grow­ing dis­con­nect between what elect­ed offi­cials do and what the pub­lic wants,” #NoDeathPenaltyPA @RDunhamDP @Atlantic_Ctr @TribLIVE triblive.com/local/regional…

"I have seen the toll this takes... it is not elected officials who absorb the consequences. It is prison staff...They are the ones who carry the memories long after the chamber is cleaned and the state moves on." tampabay.com/viewpoints/202…

Today, TCADP released its year-end report on Texas death penalty developments in 2025. It presents data on death sentences & executions, recent trends, and issues impacting the administration of justice in Texas. Read it here: bit.ly/48VrKyr.

The Death Penalty in 2025: Majority of Capital Juries in 2025 Rejected Death Sentences deathpenaltyinfo.org/research/analy…

New Death Row Exoneration — Elwood Jones exonerated from Ohio’s death row; twelfth innocent man spent 28 years on death row. @OhStopExecution @ohiojpc @WTIUSA @uscedp @WTIUSA #deathpenalty

Great news! As of today, Ohio has its 12th death row exoneration - after 28 years on death row, Elwood Jones has had his charges dismissed. cincinnati.com/story/news/202…

Well done @GovernorShapiro #NoDeathPenaltyPA

Supreme Court mulls intellectual disability limits in death penalty cases. thehill.com/regulation/cou… @thehill @ByEllaLee @APA @APApsychiatric @_aaidd @TheArcUS @uscedp @PHADP @AlabamaArise @eji_org #JosephSmith #Alabama

Join us tonight! Free virtual event, 7 pm ET. #NoDeathPenaltyPA eventbrite.com/e/a-conversati…

On Friday, as required by the Commonwealth’s automatic death warrant statute, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections issued a notice of execution setting a January 2, 2026 execution date for Richard Laird. pa.gov/agencies/cor/a… @padp_org @Atlantic_Ctr @uscedp #deathpenalty

Facts About the Death Penalty – The Rarity of Clemency Grants #deathpenalty deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-about-th…