Media Inquiries:  Kathleen Lucas, Executive Director,  Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty 717-236-4840 YORK, PA, December 18, 2023 – Today, the York County District Attorney dismissed murder charges against […]

They were innocent and on death row. Now, the exonerated want to ensure Biden keeps pledge By Christina Carrega, CNN Updated 6:01 AM ET, Sun March 21, 2021 (CNN)Sabrina Smith […]

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February 18, 2021 Death Penalty Updates Death Penalty Information Center adds 11 more people to its innocence list. This brings us to the point where for every eight persons executed […]

February 18, 2021 Death Penalty Updates Death Penalty Information Center adds 11 more people to its innocence list. This brings us to the point where for every eight persons executed […]

27 years ago three activists gathered outside the Supreme Court for four days and three nights, Starvin’ 4 Justice.  *** 48 years ago, on June 29, 1972 the U.S. Supreme […]

June 9, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kathleen Lucas, klucas@padp.org, 717-236-4840 Pa. Auditor General’s Criminal Justice Report Cites Costly Death Penalty   June 9, 2020 York, PA — Pa. Auditor General […]

June 5, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kathleen Lucas, klucas@padp.org, 717-236-4840   WALTER OGROD TO BE FREED TODAY FROM PENNSYLVANIA DEATH ROW AFTER ALMOST 30 YEARS York, PA– Today, Walter […]

It is not easy or simple, but there is hope. Akin Adepoju, President of PADP, joins with our community of civil rights organizations, advocates, organizers, and citizens in mourning the […]