South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

06/18/2026

THIS JUST IN: The South Carolina Supreme Court has heard arguments against the lethal injection secrecy laws in South Carolina! This hearing has the potential to give us more publicly-available information about our state's use of the drugs! Read more here:

The South Carolina Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could allow information about the state’s ex*****on methods to be made public. The state argues that much of the information was public already.

06/16/2026

TAKE ACTION: Sign the petition to Ohio's Governor DeWine. Thank him for his leadership and encourage him to cement his legacy against the by considering commutations of the people on Ohio’s death row: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/governor-dewine-take-clemency-action?source=direct_link&

06/14/2026

SAVE THE DATE!!

🔊Circling for Justice: Prioritizing Public Safety, Accountability and the Trauma of Survivors
Myers Park Baptist Church, Charlotte, NC
Saturday, June 27 • 9 AM - 2 PM

Overview
Join some of SCADP's partners (including NCCADP) in person to kick off the Charlotte Justice Initiative, a grassroots initiative of REDRESSNC, and learn how to make change together!

Welcome to the Charlotte Restorative Justice Initiative Introductory Conference
Join and explore a new model for responding to violence in our community.

Connect with innovative folks who care about making a positive impact and learn how REDRESSNC is shaking things up for the better. Whether you're curious or passionate, this conference is your chance to get involved, share ideas, and kickstart some awesome change towards restorative justice!

Contact Nichel Dunlap, Program Manager for more details.

06/13/2026

We are privileged to be connected to Sherrerd Hartness here in SC! Thank you, Sherrerd, for sharing your experiences and advocating for co-victims of homicide!

06/10/2026

NEWSFLASH: A federal judge in Alabama rules gas mask ex*****ons unconstitutional! Read more here:

Emily C Marks finds method proposed to kill Jeffery Lee violates ban on cruel and unusual punishment

06/03/2026

ACTION ALERT: Please join us in supporting the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act of 2026 (HR 8940) introduced by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and sponsored by 20 Representatives and 17 Senators.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/end-the-death-penalty-in-america-support-the-federal-death-penalty-prohibition-act?source=direct_link&

05/30/2026

Friends in California: an event is happening in your neck of the woods soon! See below for details and an RSVP link!

"50 Years of the Failed Death Penalty is Enough!"
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 10:30 am
West Steps of the California Capitol
10th Street, between L and N Streets
Sacramento, CA

RSVP with this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSclkXcZvTlX2zw-jkbcd62DJvGYI_Muoe3_qUhIQrtn0IwQTw/viewform

Advocates will mark the 50th anniversary of the return of the death penalty to the United States with the US Supreme Court decision in Gregg v. Georgia. Advocates will display a 20 foot banner calling on Gov Newsom to commute all death sentences and 570 candles illustrating the number of people under sentence of death in California. Speakers will include leading state civil rights and faith leaders. Advocates will deliver petitions to the Governor's Office urging him to commute all death sentences, and an original work of art, “Justice through Mercy.”

05/26/2026

Get mobilized with SCADP and the SC Christian Action Council with our Virtual Book Club on May 28, 2026 at 7pm ET! We will have guest author Helena Haywoode Henry with us, so come with any questions you have about the book! To register for a free Zoom link, go to www.scadp.org/virtual-book-club

Bring your favorite beverage as we discuss Last Chance Live by Helena Haywoode Henry. You are not required to read the book for the event and are encouraged to purchase the book at your local bookseller or borrow it from your local library!

Book Summary:

Squid Game meets Dear Justyce in an explosive young adult novel about a teenage girl on death row who competes on a reality show in hopes of winning her freedom.

A 2025 Booklist Editors’ Choice
Last Chance LIVE! is the most popular reality show in America—and eighteen-year-old death row inmate Eternity Price’s last chance to live. Getting cast on the show could win her clemency preventing her ex*****on… if she can convince the viewing audience she deserves a second chance. The catch? If America doesn’t vote for her, she loses the chance to appeal her sentence, and she’ll be executed within a week of being eliminated from the show. And since Eternity’s been unpopular her whole life, she’s terrified America won’t pick her. But any chance of getting out of prison and back to her little brother Sincere, no matter how slim, is better than rotting away in her cell.

Eternity never expected to find her first real friends in a reality TV house full of people battling for survival after being convicted of capital crimes, but that’s exactly what happens. So when she gets the opportunity to sabotage them and secure her own victory, she has a choice to make: protect the friendships and acceptance she’s always longed for at the cost of her own life, or sacrifice her newfound community. Eternity must ultimately decide what forgiveness, family, and freedom mean to her, and how far she’ll go to win a game where the stakes are literally life or death.

05/19/2026

Friends, join our partners at Death Penalty Alternatives of Arizona (DPAA)for a one-hour event to discuss the current status of the death penalty in Arizona, how they respond to the upcoming ex*****on, and what action anyone can do today, tomorrow, and during the next legislative session to oppose future ex*****ons.

This will not be a traditional vigil. It will be a space for clarity and action.

DPAA will focus on tangible next steps: identifying and providing instruction for how to engage decision-makers, pushing back against future ex*****on warrants, opposing efforts to expand ex*****on methods, and building long-term power to end the death penalty in Arizona.

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/OScq9d8MTTukESzd3KXokA

What can ordinary people do today, tomorrow, and over the next legislative session to stop Arizona from carrying out more ex*****ons? This action hour will discuss the current status of the death penalty in Arizona and how we respond to the ex*****on of Leroy McGill and the likelihood of more execut...