U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty

Tony Carruthers could be innocent but faces execution on May 21 in TN. He needs: 🚨 Immediate stay of execution 🚨 Fingerprint & DNA testing Pausing the execution would provide time for forensic testing that could prove his innocence. Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-w…

The backstory from @FADPorg on tonight’s scheduled execution in Florida — Richard Knight: Florida Doesn’t Want You to Know the Full Story. fadp.org/richard-knight… @FLDeathPenalty @uscedp #deathpenalty

“Tennessee has effectively made the case against the death penalty,” said Laura Porter, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty. Read more in @nytimes ... nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/… @uscedp

🧵 92% of the death sentences sought by Tarrant County prosecutors since 2012 have been against racial and ethnic minorities, even though 40% of Tarrant County’s population is white, according to a new report. thebarbedwire.com/2026/05/21/tar…

🎉 Congratulations to this year’s winners of CMN’s Justice & Mercy Poetry Contest for Young Adults! The contest invited young adults ages 18-39 across the country to write poems about the injustice of the death penalty. The entries highlighted the racial disparities of capital punishment, the execution of innocent people, and the call to honor the sanctity of life — particularly the lives of those on death row. This year, CMN dedicated this contest to Kendrick Simpson — a poet executed by the state of Oklahoma on February 12, 2026 — who used his writing to take accountability for his actions and to hold onto his human dignity in the face of a system that strips it away. 📃 Read the winning poems today: catholicsmobilizing.org/poetry-winners 💝 Donate to CMN’s Easter Appeal: catholicsmobilizing.org/donate

.@NBCNews investigates the hypnotized witness case of #CharlesFlores. TX banned hypnosis in criminal cases but it was used to send Charles Flores to death row despite his innocence. Watch here: nbcnews.com/video/testimon…

As of May 15, here is the schedule of executions in the United States through the end of August. @uscedp @FADPorg @Tndeathpenalty @TCADPdotORG @OKCADP @DPA_Arizona @eji_org @OhStopExecution @WCADP @AssoECPM @amnestyusa @DeathPenaltyAct #deathpenalty

Statement by @TCADPdotORG on the Execution of Edward Busby, the 600th Person Put to Death by Texas Since 1982. tcadp.org/wp-content/upl… @TexDefender @texasccatdp @TheArcUS @uscedp #deathpenalty

Counsel for Mr. Glossip has issued this statement in response to the trial court's order. docs.google.com/document/d/1FM… @RealRichGlossip @dknightlaw @WTIUSA @innocence @uscedp @OKCADP #Oklahoma #RichardGlossip

After 9 death warrants and three last meals, an Oklahoma County trial court has issued an order authorizing Richard Glossip's release on bail. drive.google.com/file/d/1ycKcdI… @RealRichGlossip @dknightlaw @OKCADP @CCATDP @WTIUSA @innocence @uscedp

A new report says Tarrant County is an “extreme outlier” in its pursuit of death sentences in Texas, saying the county has a history of unfairly targeting racial and ethnic minorities in death penalty cases and using it to leverage plea deals. star-telegram.com/news/politics-…

Please continue calling Gov. Abbott in TX to ask him to stay the execution of James Broadnax for murders he didn't commit. Execution is scheduled for tonight: win.newmode.net/colorofchange/… #deathpenalty

BREAKING: Florida Supreme Court Orders Release of DNA Data in James Duckett Case, Sending Case Back for Further Analysis fadp.org/florida-suprem…

From @MichellePitcher in @TexasObserver on the hypnotized witness case of #CharlesFlores: Texas’ Top Criminal Court Has Stymied the State’s ‘Junk Science’ Law. Will #SCOTUS Intervene? texasobserver.org/texas-top-crim…

BREAKING — The Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee has voted 14-12 to approve two bills sponsored by Democrat @RepRabb and Republican @russdiamond to prospectively repeal the state's death penalty. youtube.com/live/ii03R7ue2… @padp_org @Atlantic_Ctr @uscedp @CCATDP @floccjustice

Breaking: HB99 & HB888 both bills that would end the death penalty in Pennsylvania pass in the House Judiciary Committee today.

Andre Thomas, TX Death Penalty Case: @Law360: Too Mentally Ill To Stand In Court, Texas Inmate Fights On law360.com/articles/24644…

Arizonans take action: bit.ly/NOSCR1049

In 1976, James “Erny” Hitchcock was arrested for a murder his brother committed. Even though Richard repeatedly confessed and had a documented history of violence before his death in 1994, courts have never fully heard the case for Erny’s innocence. fadp.org/florida-moves-…

Travis Scott, T.I. @KillerMike, and several music scholars have filed a brief concerning Texas prosecutors' misuse of rap lyrics to convict James Broadnax of capital murder. @trvisXX @Tip @TexDefender @TCADPdotORG @WTIUSA @innocence @uscedp