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We are the voice for Death Penalty Abolition in Nevada. We are a statewide group of diverse communities and individuals working to abolish the death penalty.

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Please take the time to read this thoughtful piece on the botched execution of Christa Pike, which is not even the first in the state of Tennessee this year. buff.ly/ZJS6G1n

How Botched Executions Were Handled in Centuries Past

The case of Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections last month, gives new relevance to strange stories across history.

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Thankfully, the President called off the livestream of the execution of Nidal Hassan, due to large backlash of the proposed event. Read more: buff.ly/NZd7Off

Trump calls off livestream of Fort Hood shooter’s execution

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Read this interesting piece on the impact of the public firing squad execution method. buff.ly/fARSOJG

Death Penalty Advocate Warns Public Firing Squad Execution Risks Turning State Killing into...

Marc Bookman, executive director of the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation, utilized the Vanguard's Everyday Injustice podcast to articulate opposition to the Trump administration's public...

davisvanguard.org
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Pope Leo XIV speaks out against the death penalty once again. Read more here: buff.ly/SbSmFTB

Pope criticizes death penalty after Hegseth announces public execution

Pope Leo XIV called the death penalty “an attack” on human dignity a day after senior Church officials condemned the Pentagon’s plans to live-stream an execution of Nidal Malik Hasan.

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Please read this thought-provoking piece on the case of Christa Pike and the atrocities she faced during her execution in Tennessee. buff.ly/w70fG3m
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#worlddayagainstthedeathpenalty 🕯️
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Las Vegas! Please join us Saturday, October 10th at 8am for a vigil in remembrance of those who have been executed and those still awaiting execution.
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Reno, join us for a letter writing party at The Radical Cat on Thursday, October 15th at 6:30pm. We will be writing once again to our legislators to ask them to put an end to capital punishment once and for all! Please rsvp here buff.ly/zE3YkJU
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Read more about Alabama's use of nitrogen and why it should be given further thought. buff.ly/K51kzcp

States should not blindly Alabama’s use of execution by nitrogen 

History suggests that once one state adopts a new execution method, other states are certain to follow. That explains why Louisiana wants to imitate Alabama’s embrace of nitrogen hypoxia — even tho…

thehill.com
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The state of Florida executed Curtis Beasley on the 29th. Read more here: buff.ly/6NgPJGR

Recap: Florida executes claw hammer killer. Last meal, final words

Florida has executed Curtis Beasley today for the brutal 1995 claw hammer killing of 62-year-old Carolyn Monfort in her Polk County home.

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Read more about Fred Steese and his story. buff.ly/Xbhmf6N

Convicted of a murder he did not commit, Fred Steese struggled after prison

Steese was found innocent, pardoned and received roughly $1.4 million in compensation. He died last month at 62.

reviewjournal.com
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Today is the 13th Annual Wrongful Conviction Day. Across our country people are bringing awareness to those wrongfully convicted, in hopes one day they will be free. In Nevada, three men have been released from death row over serious doubts about their innocence.
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"The state cannot make killing humane, because the killing itself is the inhumanity." buff.ly/d6AJven

NACDL - News Release ~ Christa Pike

Nation’s Criminal Defense Bar: Botched Execution of Christa Pike Exposes the Moral Failure of the Death Penalty – Washington DC (October 1, 2026) – Following Tennessee’s botched execution of Christa...

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An innocent mother's plea for life. buff.ly/f8emz5Y

Melissa Lucio Attorney Statement: Despite Agreement of All Parties, Sharply Divided Texas Court of...

innocenceproject.org
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"A full pardon for Noling would cement Gov. DeWine's legacy of principled leadership, allowing an innocent man to go home at last." buff.ly/dlbsPhG

I was at the crime scene. Egregious misconduct landed Ohio man on death row | Sheriff

I was a sheriff when two innocent people were murdered. Tyrone Noling had nothing to do with the crime, but has sat on death row for 30 years.

dispatch.com
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Reno! Join us Wednesday, September 30th at The Holland Project for a film screening of Just Mercy. Learn more about Walter McMillian's wrongful conviction and the current state of the death penalty in Nevada. RSVP here buff.ly/AoPDcoK
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What if states spent millions on solving cold cases instead of capital punishment? buff.ly/jKrUUZP

Commentary: Nearly 6,700 Arizona homicides remain unsolved. The victims' families deserve better.

One in three Arizona homicides goes unsolved. After 38 years waiting, I’m calling for more investment in solving cold cases.

azmirror.com
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