UPDATE August 8, 2022 | On May 11, 2022, the state of Arizona resumed executions for the first time since 2014. The state, which made headlines after refurbishing its execution gas chamber in 2020, put…
UPDATE August 8, 2022 | Judge set to determine constitutionality of South Carolina’s execution methods Following the conclusion of last week’s four-day bench trial in South Carolina, a judge will now determine the constitutionality of…
April 13, 2022 | As we continue through Holy Week, CMN’s executive director offers encouragement to those who stand at the foot of Jesus’ cross, bearing witness to Christ’s execution and the state-sanctioned killings of our…
April 11, 2022 Update | On April 8, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed into law HB 269, making Kentucky the second state in the country to formally exempt people with severe mental illness from receiving the…
Texas plans to execute Melissa Lucio, a Mexican-American mother and practicing Catholic, on April 27, 2022 despite there being serious doubts about her guilt. Given Melissa’s strong innocence claim, Catholic leaders are calling on Gov….
February 25, 2022 | It has been just over a year since the federal government executed Dustin Higgs — the 13th and last execution in an unprecedented federal killing spree. Today, the U.S. is at…
Lent is a time of repentance and transformation. Throughout this 40-day journey — one that culminates in Christ’s own execution — we are reminded that our broken systems are as much in need of renewal…
Feb. 17, 2022 | On Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 a Utah House committee failed to pass death penalty abolition bill HB 147 in a vote of 6-5. The vote came after hours of testimony from…
Bicameral legislation in Florida’s legislature would prevent people with serious mental illness from receiving the death penalty. The two bills, S.B. 770 and H.B. 1251 (“Serious Mental Illness as Bar to Sentence of Death”), are sponsored…
Jan. 28, 2022 | The Utah state legislature is currently considering a bill that would abolish the state’s death penalty. House Bill 147 (“Death Penalty Modifications”) is sponsored by Rep. Lowry Snow (R) and Sen….
December 16, 2021 | The Death Penalty Information Center relased its annual report Thursday analyzing the country’s use of capital punishment. Like in years past, the report shows significant advancements toward death penalty abolition in…
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