December 1, 2023 | A new report by the Death Penalty Information Center demonstrates that the United States continues to shift away from the death penalty in 2023. Read the full report here. Majority of…
In January 2024, Alabama will try to execute Kenneth “Kenny” Eugene Smith for a second time. The state’s first attempt failed after corrections officials spent hours working unsuccessfully to set an intravenous line for his…
Catholic Mobilizing Network (CMN) recently wrapped up its “Next Gen for Justice” Catholic College Speaking Tours. This series of events, which took place at universities in states that are highly significant to the death penalty…
Earlier this year there was hope that Louisiana would seize an opportunity to commute nearly its entire death row, after 56 of the 57 of those imprisoned on death row filed applications for clemency en…
Louisiana’s Catholic Governor John Bel Edwards is term-limited this year and will soon leave his post as governor, but he’s making a big impact on the state’s death penalty before he goes. In June 2023,…
Today, Catholic Mobilizing Network releases its 2022-2023 Impact Report, outlining just some of the many successes and milestones reached in the past year. Fiscal Year 2023 marked an important chapter for CMN and its mission…
Young people are the future of the Catholic Church, tomorrow’s community leaders, and the nation’s next decision makers. These emerging leaders are critical to the death penalty abolition movement. They consistently oppose capital punishment at…
CMN is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Justice & Mercy Poetry Contest for Young Catholics: Tara Thayer, Margaux Mayeux, and Grace Przywara. The awardees were chosen by a Selection Committee of…
CMN executive director Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy and director of communications Katlyn Toelle hold the “Legacy of the Martyrs Award” alongside Ignatian Solidarity Network director Chris Kerr and board chair Andrea Hattler Bramson. May 17,…
May 15, 2023 | The South Carolina legislature passed a bill that makes secret the identity of companies that produce and sell drugs used in lethal injections and all others who participate in any phase of…
Catholic Mobilizing Network continues to monitor the evolving case of Richard Glossip, who has maintained his innocence for the 25 years he has spent on death row. Dated updates will be included below. May 18…
April 21, 2023 | Yesterday, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill, SB 450, which removes jury unanimity requirements in the sentencing phase of capital trials. This new law, which is immediately active, requires…