Conservatives Concerned

03/06/2026

Conservatives who value limited government should question whether any system this prone to error can be trusted with the ultimate power to take a human life.

Nothing prepared me to witness the agony that my client experienced in the ex*****on chamber.

02/06/2026

"A jury of Alabamians voted for life. The state of Alabama later agreed that juries, not judges, should make that call. Governor Ivey can honor both of those judgments—the jury’s and the Legislature’s—by commuting Jeffery Lee’s sentence to life without the possibility of parole. That is not softness on crime. That is fidelity to the conservative principles of limited government, respect for the jury system, and the rule of law."

Incredible op-ed by Drayton Nabers, Jr., former Republican Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.

"Alabama is about to execute a man whose own jury voted that he should live," Drayton Nabers, Jr. writes.

02/06/2026

We are thrilled to congratulate Nan Tolson on her new role as Deputy Director of Conservatives Concerned.

Those of us who have had the privilege of working alongside Nan know her as a dedicated advocate, principled leader, and tireless champion for a more just and effective criminal justice system.

Her work in Texas has helped strengthen this movement in countless ways, and we are excited to see her continue those efforts while bringing that same leadership to the national stage.

Nan will take on the role of Deputy Director for the national organization while continuing to serve as the Texas Director.

Congratulations, Nan! We are grateful for all you do and look forward to cheering you on in this new role.

You can learn more about Conservatives Concerned, and Nan’s statewide and national work, at https://tcadp.org/texasccatdp/ and at www.conservativesconcerned.org

25/05/2026

Remembering and honoring those who sacrificed for our freedoms.

21/05/2026

TN is showing exactly why government cannot be trusted to administer the one punishment that is irreversible.

It is time to bring an end to the death penalty.

Tony Carruthers was "wincing and groaning" and it was "horrible" to watch, his attorney, Maria DeLiberato said.

21/05/2026

In a powerful new op-ed, Nan Tolson, director of Texas Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, argues that Texas' 600th ex*****on should inspire our state to confront the deep failures of capital punishment.

Reflecting on the ex*****on of Edward Busby Jr., Tolson examines the arbitrariness, wrongful convictions, geographic disparities, and constitutional concerns that continue to define Texas’ death penalty system, even as its use steadily declines.

As Tolson writes: “The failures of this system will not stop with Edward Busby’s ex*****on. They will end only when we decide it’s time to do away with the death penalty once and for all.”

You can read the full op-ed here https://www.statesman.com/opinion/columns/your-voice/article/texas-600th-ex*****on-demands-reckoning-death-22267331.php

20/05/2026

Tennessee is scheduled to put Tony Carruthers to death tomorrow who could very well be innocent of the crimes charged against him.

The state is refusing to test some key evidence that could potentially prove his innocence.

Read more about it in this op-Ed written by our executive director, Demetrius Minor.

https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2026/05/20/tony-carruthers-ex*****on-dna-evidence-death-penalty/90167359007/?fbclid=IwY2xjawR6uIxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeP0a0fD1SC9NuKocS3AuFNXksgUvVVzfItOHxeT7kGldJqzR6iE0Y7dJrdaY_aem_YkrUAcUQ6AsJ0S_f41Pe9g #

Tennessee plans to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21, despite questions about his guilt and untested DNA evidence.

20/05/2026

"Death penalty opposition on the right has grown because more and more conservatives are facing the truth: Texas will never be a pro-life haven, a tough-on-crime state, or a taxpayers’ paradise until we are willing to recognize that the death penalty no longer serves us."-- Nan Tolson, State Director of Texas Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty

Edward Busby’s ex*****on underscores the arbitrariness, cost and moral failures of Texas’ death penalty system, Nan Tolson writes.

15/05/2026

Our statement on tonight's ex*****on of Edward Busby Jr., marking the 600th ex*****on in Texas' modern death penalty era. https://bit.ly/4drQh04

13/05/2026

Tennessee plans to execute Tony Carruthers on May 21 for a crime he didn't commit because they refuse to compare DNA and fingerprint evidence against the most likely alternative suspect.

Tell Tennessee to commit to finding out the truth before a potentially innocent man is killed by the state.

https://action.aclu.org/petition/tony-carruthers-death-penalty?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=adv-na-fb-na-nat-na-criminallaw-deathpenalty-deathpenalty&utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=deathpenalty&utm_content=adv-na-fb-na-nat-na-criminallaw-deathpenalty-deathpenalty&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=adv-na-fb-na-nat-na-criminallaw-deathpenalty-deathpenalty&fbclid=IwY2xjawRxjMtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETF3Mkt1SkhEU1VlN3NxMkxXc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHg73wZByglsh9fwmdyzY8qWukM5nXJnyW9yPazVo7IxvA8LpdOACYysX1j4q_aem_mC0oUpXaalxkL99019CR_g

Tony Carruthers was convicted without physical evidence, based solely on testimony from informants. Now, Tony is scheduled for ex*****on on May 21st by Tennessee after being forced to represent himself at trial. Join us in calling for fingerprint and DNA testing before a possibly innocent man is put...