Religious Action Center - Death Penalty

Maryland to Repeal Death Penalty; Delaware is Next Target For Abolition

Fresh Updates from RAC » Death Penalty | Mar 19, 2013 12:00 AM

Maryland is set to become the 18th state, in addition to the District of Columbia, to abolish the death penalty. With an 82-56 vote in the Maryland House of Delegates on Friday, the bill, which previously passed the Maryland Senate by a 27-20 vote, is now heading to Governor Martin O’Malley’s desk for his signature. [...]

Eye on the States: Will California Abolish the Death Penalty?

Fresh Updates from RAC » Death Penalty | Oct 25, 2012 12:00 AM

With the presidential election fast approaching, California is gearing up for another landmark vote; on November 6th citizens of the Golden State will cast their ballot on Proposition 34. Known as the SAFE California Act, the proposition aims to abolish the state’s death penalty and replace it with a life-sentence without the chance of parole. [...]

The 30th Annual International Day of Peace

Fresh Updates from RAC » Death Penalty | Sep 21, 2012 12:00 AM

There are a lot of holidays to think about this time of year: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, International Hobbit Day (no, but really, happy birthday Bilbo and Frodo). It would be a mistake, however, to let the calendar’s crowdedness overshadow the celebration today of the United Nations’ 30th annual International Day of Peace. In [...]

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To learn more, contact RAC Legislative Assistant Mikey Pasek, or visit the following websites:

Death Penalty.Net
Addresses various issues associated with capital punishment.
ACLU
A longtime activist organization pursuing individual rights
Amnesty International
U.S. section of the international human rights movement
Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Campaigns for public education and the promotion of tactical grassroots activism
Death Penalty Information Center
A non-profit organization that provides comrehensive information on the death penalty
Equal Justice USA
A faith-based organization coordinating the Moratorium NowCampaign
Justice Denied
A magazine for the wrongly convicted
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Coaltion of organizations and individuals committed to the abolition of capital punishment
The Justice Project
Educates the American public about the flaws of the capital justice system
The Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project
Coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee's criminal justice program, the Project provides people of faith with the tools and resources they need to become effective advocates for abolition.
Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation
A group bridging the gap between the victims' rights movements and the anti-capital punishment movement.
Shma Newsletter, October 2002 Jewish perspectives on the death penalty
Central Synagogue's symposium, "The Death Penalty, Religion, & the Law: Is Our Legal System's Implementation of Capital Punishment Consistent with Judaism or Christianity?"

Last Updated August 5, 2011