North Carolina People of Faith Against the Death Penalty

04/27/2026

Join us over Zoom this evening for our April Death Penalty 101 info session. We'll talk about the current state of NC's death penalty, our work here at NCCADP, and connect folks to the abolition movement.

📆 Tonight at 7 PM
📍 Zoom
🔗 bit.ly/NCCADPApr2026

04/20/2026

We're excited to join our friends at Elon University on Tuesday, April 28 for a Racist Roots screening & conversation with Alfred Rivera, who survived years wrongfully convicted on NC's death row before his exoneration. We hope you'll join us!

📍 Turner Theatre, Elon University, 123 N Williamson Ave, Elon, NC
🗓️ Tuesday, April 28, 6–7:30 PM
🔗 bit.ly/ElonRR2026

This event is free and open to all. Racist Roots is a project of The Center for Death Penalty Litigation.

04/20/2026

Ed Chapman holds a map that helped save his life.

Nearly 14 years after being sent to death row for a crime he did not commit, this map of Hickory, North Carolina became part of the evidence that proved his innocence. It was developed through years of relentless work alongside his mitigation specialist and law students who refused to give up on his case.

Those 14 years on the row were filled with loss. The men around him became family, and 37 of them were taken, one by one, to the ex*****on chamber. Through it all, Ed kept fighting to come home. He was exonerated in 2008.

A new law in North Carolina limits the appeals process to just two years. It took Ed 14.

We cannot accept a system that runs out the clock on innocence.

04/20/2026

View Rev. Jim Lewis's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

04/20/2026

02/09/2026

Our next coalition meeting is right around the corner – and you're invited!

Four times a year we gather with our organizational partners and people across the state to strengthen our work and deepen our relationships to end the death penalty in North Carolina. Join us for our winter virtual gathering!

When: Tuesday, Feb 17, 1-2:30 PM
Where: Zoom

Our quarterly statewide meetings are especially geared for people already familiar with NCCADP. If you’re new to our work, please attend our Monthly Info Session prior to registering.

Learn more and register at bit.ly/NCCADPWinter2026.

01/12/2026

We're excited to join this fireside chat – you're invited!

Join us at Firestorm Books in Asheville on January 22 for a deep-dive into the complex dynamics of the prison industry and its many ripple effects. Bianca Tylek, the author of "The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits" and the executive director of Worth Rises, joins Rev. Philip Cooper of Operation Gateway in a conversation moderated by NCCADP's executive director, Noel Nickle.

When: Thursday, January 22 from 6–8 PM
Where: Firestorm Books at 1022 Haywood Road, Asheville

Learn more: https://firestorm.coop/events/3514-the-prison-industry-how-it-works-and-who-profits.html

10/03/2025

This could lead to an unprecedented amount of ex*****ons in North Carolina.

Governor signed bill because of changes to pre-trial release, but says 'there will be no firing squads' while he is in office.

09/25/2025

TAKE ACTION NOW!

HB 307 is on Governor Josh Stein's desk. This bill seeks to restart ex*****ons in North Carolina with methods such as electrocution and firing squad. Our lawmakers should look for smart, effective ways of reducing crime and protecting the public. Instead, they are ready to compromise the health and....

09/25/2025

HB 307 is on Governor Josh Stein's desk. This bill seeks to restart ex*****ons in North Carolina with methods such as electrocution and firing squad. Our lawmakers should look for smart, effective ways of reducing crime and protecting the public. Instead, they are ready to compromise the health and....