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The Future of VADP
Thirty years ago the founders of what came to be known as Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty took the first steps toward ending state-sponsored killing. Now, our journey is almost over, thanks to you and many others who supported us over these decades. Without your financial support and advocacy, we would not have achieved […]
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How Virginia’s Death Penalty Finally Ended
May 7th, 2021 The commonwealth was once the epicenter of executions. Now th...
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Martin Luther King III: ‘Death penalty was never intended … to give Black families like mine so-called justice’
April 17th, 2021 As the united South goes, so goes the nation.” These wor...
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Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty After 413 Years and 1,390 Executions
On March 24th, Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation that abolished cap...
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I prayed Virginia would end the death penalty. It finally did — and gave other states hope.
February 19, 2021 I met my wife, Anne, a native Virginian, in law school in...
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Why It’s So Significant That Virginia Looks Set To Abolish the Death Penalty
February 9, 2021 Virginia’s use of the death penalty dates back over 400 ...
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