U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty

@uscedp.bsky.social

293 Followers 101 Following

United to end the death penalty. FKA 8th Amendment Project. Learn more: https://enddeathpenalty.org/

Advocacy graphic with yellow and blue color scheme. Text reads: "50 YEARS OF THE FAILED DEATH PENALTY IS ENOUGH. URGE GOVERNOR NEWSOM TO COMMUTE ALL DEATH SENTENCES." Photo shows Governor Gavin Newsom smiling with microphone. Background features California Capitol building and protesters holding signs including "END the DEATH PENALTY" and "Execute Justice, not People." Red box with petition link: bit.ly/ClemencyCA
Read the full statement at jamesbroadnax.org
Rest in Power, James Broadnax
Phone Script Hello, my name is _____________ and I live in ______________. I'm calling to urge Governor Ivey to grant clemency to Mr. Charles “Sonny” Burton before his scheduled execution on March 12. Sonny did not kill anyone, and the State agreed to resentence the person who committed the shooting to life without parole. Executing Sonny now would be deeply unjust. I respectfully ask the Governor to review his case and commute his sentence to life without parole. There is still time to prevent an irreversible mistake. Thank you for taking my call.
THIS WEEK’S URGENT ACTION Call the Governor's Office: (334) 242-7100. Now through March 12, every call matters. We've heard from an inside source that the Governor's phone lines have been flooded with calls about Sonny. That pressure matters, and it must continue. If you live in Alabama, your voice carries even more weight.
U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty logo. Meeting the Moment: The Rise of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty. Thursday, Dec. 4, 7pm ET/4pm PT. Hear how leaders across the country are working to stop executions and advancing bipartisan strategies to end the death penalty. ML Smith, Missouri Justice Coalition. Sarah Craft, Death Penalty Campaign Consultant. Joia Thornton, Faith Leaders of Color Coalition. Henderson Hill, attorney. Moderated by Furonda Brasfield, USCEDP; with introduction by Laura Porter, USCEDP
An Open Letter to the Authorities in Texas in Support of Robert Roberson Robert Roberson stands alone as the only person facing imminent execution at the hands of the Government for a conviction based on the discredited “Shaken Baby Syndrome” (SBS) hypothesis. But he is not alone in being wrongfully charged and convicted of harming a child. We, the signatories below, faced this same nightmare. We all know the horror of being wrongfully accused and convicted of having hurt a beloved child. Some of us sought medical help for a sick or injured child, only to be blindsided by abuse accusations stemming from hasty, scientifically dubious diagnoses, including SBS. In the cruelest cases, while grieving the loss of a child, we were unjustly charged with murder, convicted, and sentenced despite considerable reasons to doubt the allegations and despite medical alternatives for the child’s condition. This is what happened to Robert after he brought his seriously ill daughter, Nikki, to the emergency Room. Thankfully, we all secured relief from the criminal legal system aJer years of heartache, anguish, and despair. We have been reunited with our families and communities, free to rebuild the lives stolen from us by the State. This is what we want for Robert and what he deserves. While many of us were acquitted or exonerated aJer evidence-based medicine prevailed in court cases, Robert has not benefited from the significant advances in science since his trial more than 20 years ago. Although the SBS hypothesis has been challenged or outright debunked by numerous medical and judicial communities, Robert once again faces execution. How is this possible? His case is an extreme example of the harm that can be caused by medical misdiagnoses of child abuse resulting from a rush to judgment in the face of tragic and complex medical crises. This is a terrible impasse. Robert’s life hangs in the balance. He is scheduled to be put to death by the State of Texas on October 16, 2025. There …