On the Resumption of Federal Executions
Two murders never make a right. This “eye for an eye” approach to delivering punishment must come to an end.
Starvin’ 4 Justice
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 Court ruled in Furman v. Georgia that the death penalty was unconstitutional in application, being...
PA Auditor General Cites Costly Death Penalty in Criminal Justice Report
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 Eugene DePasquale issued a report this...
Walter Ogrod Freed From Death Row After Nearly 30 Years
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 Ogrod, who spent almost 30 years in prison, including 27 on death...
PADP Statement Condemning Police Brutality and Racial Injustice
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 murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis police. We extend our...
Why is an innocent man still on death row and who’s responsible if he dies there?
While the rest of us shelter in place, Walter Ogrod is on Pennsylvania's death row. He checks all the boxes on the list of symptoms for the Coronavirus disease: high fever, cough, shortness of breath. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Conviction Integrity Unit says...