Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty

05/11/2026

Thank you, Fr. Mark, for your decades of leadership in the fight to end capital punishment and within the Catholic faith🙏

Fr. Mark Miller has spent decades fighting the death penalty and calling Catholics to a consistent ethic of life For decades, Fr. Mark Miller, C.PP.S., has been a relentless voice for mercy in the fight to abolish the death penalty. As a parish priest in Kansas City, he first joined the movement w

05/08/2026

Pope Leo XIV sent a message of support to participants at a Catholic university event marking 15 years since the abolition of the death penalty in Illinois.

04/26/2026

Sharing from our friends at Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty - FADP - they put together this awesome resource about opposing this latest attempt by the federal government to recklessly expedite executions in the states.

04/25/2026

Thank you, Pope Leo🙏

04/23/2026

Return Melissa back to her family!!

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has had 4 YEARS to act on Melisa Lucio’s case. What are they waiting for?

NOW! FreeMelissaLucio.org

04/16/2026

We send all our support to Robert Roberson. May justice prevail🙏

TYLER, Texas (KETK)– A Smith County judge will review evidence in Robert Roberson’s case to see if the previous Dallas-based Shaken Baby ruling would warrant a new trial. The state and …

04/14/2026

Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty is proud to team up with Corinna Barrett Lain, former prosecutor and current George E. Allen Chair at the University of Richmond's School of Law for a powerful discussion about her book, 'Secrets of the Killing State'.

The notion that lethal injection is humane is nothing more than a myth. Professor Lain's book dives deep into this, offering a thorough account of the ethical concerns surrounding this method.

We hope you will join us THURSDAY morning at 9:30am on the 1st floor of the Missouri State Capitol.

04/14/2026

The Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned the death sentence of Clarence Jordan, who was convicted in Harris County in 1978.

03/31/2026

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has described the new law as a ‘dangerous escalation’, pushing back strongly in a social media statement.