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Links to National
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Citizens
United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
CUADP works to end
the death penalty in the United States through aggressive campaigns of public
education and the promotion of tactical grassroots activism.
CUADP advocates for viable alternatives to the death penalty, and
is your source for Abolition Wear.
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National Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty
NCADP provides up to date information on
executions and mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that reject
the death penalty.
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Murder
Victims’ Families for Reconciliation
MVFR is a national organization of family members of both homicide and state
killings who oppose the death penalty in all cases. They advocate for programs that promote crime prevention and
alternatives to violence and support programs that address the needs of victims,
helping them to rebuild their lives.
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Amnesty
International USA
AIUSA seeks the abolition of the death penalty world-wide because it is a
human rights violation. Their site
contains in-depth studies of the death penalty and commonly asked questions and
answers about the death penalty.
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The
Death Penalty Information Center
DPIC is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with
analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The Center was
founded in 1990 and prepares in-depth reports, issues press releases, conducts
briefings for journalists, and serves as a resource.
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Religious
Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project
This Project was created to empower the religious community in the US to work
against capital punishment. The
Project provides people of faith with the resources they need to become
effective advocates for abolition.
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Friends Committee
on National Legislation
FCNL is a Quaker lobby in the public interest. They work towards reform of
the criminal justice system, emphasizing the principles of restorative justice
and crime prevention, and elimination of the death penalty.
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The
Moratorium Campaign
This group is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to obtaining a
moratorium on the death penalty. Their
work includes a nationwide petition drive that provides state groups with
information to lobby legislators and organize ballot initiatives for moratorium
legislation.
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Death
Penalty News & Updates
This site compiles up to date information on the death penalty movement and
executions, and provides contact information of governors in the United States.
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Death Penalty
Focus
DPF
is a non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of capital punishment
through grassroots organizing, research, and the dissemination of information
about the death penalty and its alternatives.
They sponsor a variety of public education and media campaigns.
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The Lamp of Hope
Project
Founded
by Texas death row prisoners, the non-profit organization's goals include
educating the public about the death penalty, supporting victims'
families by promoting healing and reconciliation, and supporting prisoners'
families; thereby breaking the cycle of violence.
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Equal
Justice USA/ Quixote Center
These grassroots projects mobilize and educate ordinary citizens around
issues of crime and punishment in the U.S., bringing into focus the racial,
economic and political biases that permeate the legal system.
Equal Justice USA currently operates three exciting programs: Moratorium
Now!, the GrassRoots Investigation Project, and the DC Books to Prisons
Project.
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The
Patrick Crusade
The
Crusade is a human rights organization dedicated to educating those who are
unaware of the injustices and human rights abuses that occur everyday all across
the US. They are in favor of
abolishing the death penalty and reforming the prison system.
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