Death Penalty Abolition

Program Vision

We seek non-punitive responses to violence that treat every human being with dignity.

Program Mission

The Death Penalty Program supports work to build new systems to achieve safety, healing, and accountability by replacing punitive responses to violence with healing and transformation.

Program Goals

Abolition of the death penalty through reduced use:

Legislative reform or repeal

Reduce executions

Reduce new sentences

Major executive actions

Maintain regular media coverage highlighting the flaws and racism in the death penalty and emphasizing that there are more effective responses to violence