Death Row Support Project

Death Row Support Project We're an organization that facilitates pen pal relationships between those on death row and those on the outside. Check us out! https://linktr.ee/drsp.cob

Since 1978, the Death Row Support Project has been facilitating one-to-one correspondence with people sentenced to death. During that time thousands of individuals from around the world have responded to the challenge of connecting with those on death row. A person confined to death row often spends up to 23 hours each day alone in a small cell—for years and sometimes decades. The isolation can be

crippling. Those with support systems of friends and families say that such connections are vital for maintaining physical and mental health in the stark conditions of prison. Letters can bring a ray of hope to the darkness of death row. And for those on the outside, learning to know just one prisoner can dispel some of the misconceptions and fears about prisons and the people locked away inside of them.

02/12/2026

Join us on Tuesday, February 17th at 6:00 p.m. for an online conversation with several key leaders who have helped numerous states end the death penalty. Learn about what actually moved abolition, and what Ohio can learn right now.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Ic2Ta9dCQSGg52H-S57ZRw #/registration

This exhibit will be at the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, for the next two months. Stop by if you'r...
01/18/2026

This exhibit will be at the Allen County Public Library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, for the next two months. Stop by if you're in the area!

Join us for the opening reception of "Portraits of Lives Affected by Incarceration!"

This powerful new multimedia exhibition at the Jeffery R. Krull Gallery features artwork and stories from the Tomorrow’s Ken Project, the Death Row Support Project, and Spoon Jackson. Meet participating artists and organizers during the opening reception!

📆 Saturday, January 17
🕒 3–5 PM
📍Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Main Library (900 Library Plaza)
🎟️ Free and open to the public

Support people on death row by purchasing their art! Auction runs through January.
01/01/2026

Support people on death row by purchasing their art! Auction runs through January.

Welcome to our 1st Art Auction! Browse the pieces below, place your bids, or make a direct donation to support the cause.

12/18/2025
Mark Geralds, killed by the state of Florida last week, created this cute little violinist many years ago, sent to DRSP ...
12/17/2025

Mark Geralds, killed by the state of Florida last week, created this cute little violinist many years ago, sent to DRSP in gratitude for pen pals assigned to him. RIP, Mark.

Please take action, especially if you live in California!
12/04/2025

Please take action, especially if you live in California!

There are 565 people on California’s death row. Governor Newsom can change this with universal clemency. Find out how you can help at bit.ly/clemency4all.

for those of you writing to folks in Florida:
11/21/2025

for those of you writing to folks in Florida:

11/07/2025
Grateful to be able to stand witness against the killing of Roy Lee Ward in the early hours of . A blessing to hear Br...
10/10/2025

Grateful to be able to stand witness against the killing of Roy Lee Ward in the early hours of . A blessing to hear Brandon's music in person. Thank you to for bringing the Delaware Bell to Indiana.


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Since 1978 (yes, over 40 years!), the Death Row Support Project has been facilitating one-to-one correspondence with people sentenced to death. During that time thousands of individuals from around the world have responded to the challenge of connecting with those on death row. A person confined to death row often spends up to 23 hours each day alone in a small cell—for years and sometimes decades. The isolation can be crippling. Those with support systems of friends and families say that such connections are vital for maintaining physical and mental health in the stark conditions of prison. Letters can bring a ray of hope to the darkness of death row. And for those on the outside, learning to know just one prisoner can dispel some of the misconceptions and fears about prisons and the people locked away inside of them.