Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty

06/11/2026

A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas to put prisoners to death needs more study of whether it violates a constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

06/01/2026

“Once you’re out here and you see all the things that was taken away from you — and all the times they almost took everything away from me, my life and everything — you see all of it now,” he said.

In an exclusive interview at home in Oklahoma City, Richard Glossip describes his first days of freedom in a world he hasn’t experienced for nearly 30 years.

06/01/2026

The death penalty is not someone else’s issue. It belongs to all of us.

Every ex*****on is a choice our society makes together: to answer violence with more violence. We have the power to choose differently.

Join the movement to end the death penalty once and for all.
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05/29/2026

The prosecutor who put Terry Pitchford on death row faced Supreme Court scrutiny in 2019 over his efforts to exclude Black jurors while trying another man six times for the same crime.

05/28/2026

I failed to include the link in my earlier post. https://www.inquirer.com/crime/philadelphia-men-exonerated-murder-essie-thomas-20260526.html?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mnl_5_27_2026&clickText=key-evidence-in-the-case-was-unreliable&clickHeader=what-you-should-know-today&int_promo=newsletter&utm_term=45890139.8865&fbclid=IwY2xjawSFITdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeVKUQXOpTOyJedIv4xQHfqbdU4ob_5GH-D2R-sgr23LkM0d0fY7U7YTzWRIY_aem_XNQCqvSTdlkdgYaiqVBA-Q

Marc Brittingham, Rasheed Smith, and Jermal Shuler will be set free after their convictions in the 1997 stabbing death of Essie Mae Thomas were overturned.

05/27/2026

Example 39,027 for why the death penalty MUST be ended. !

05/21/2026

With five ex*****ons last week and this week, hats off to Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley and Senator Dick Durbin for using this moment to reintroduce the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act. Read about it here: https://pressley.house.gov/2026/05/20/pressley-durbin-reintroduce-bill-to-end-federal-death-penalty/

05/21/2026

05/14/2026

After nine ex*****on dates, three last meals and a Supreme Court ruling in his favor, Richard Glossip should soon walk free.

05/08/2026

Human Rights Leader Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avila Passes at 80

Seattle, WA: Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avila died today at a hospital in Seattle after a weeks-long closing of a life well-lived in pursuit of love, justice and human rights for all people. He was loved by many and is survived by his wife Carolyn Rose-Avila, his son Kimbo Tenorio, his daughter, Aviva Rose-Avila, and a large extended family. Plans for several memorials in various cities will be announced at a later date.

Leno was a human rights activist, a published poet and writer, and spent his lifetime working to help others in need and to make our world a better place. In 1968, he participated in the protests at the University of Colorado around the death of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The protests led to many changes on campus including the development of the first programs for minorities as well as co-ed dorms.

Leno served as Peace Corps country director in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Paraguay, and Micronesia. His past employment includes Amnesty International, USA, the Cesar E. Chavez Foundation, Witness to Innocence, Death Penalty Focus, the Department of Labor, the Colorado Migrant Council, the Democratic National Committee and numerous other positions with various organizations working for civil and human rights.

So much more must and will be said. For now, "Big Jalepeno Love!"