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Steve Griffith
Oct 25, 20161 min read
Beatrice 6 Victim Speaks out Against the Death Penalty
JoAnn Taylor, who spent nearly 20 years in prison for a crime she didn’t commit, was joined by two attorneys today to share her story and...
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Steve Griffith
May 13, 20161 min read
Bestselling Christian Author to Speak About Nebraska's Death Penalty
Shane Claiborne, author of Executing Grace: How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It’s Killing Us, will visit Nebraska in June to...
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Stacy Anderson
Apr 3, 20151 min read
Exoneree Ray Krone Visits Nebraska
This week, death row exoneree Ray Krone visited Nebraska. He and NADP Executive Director Stacy Anderson were interviewed on the KFAB...
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Stacy Anderson
Oct 16, 20141 min read
October Frees Man Once Slated for Execution
On October 8th, Manuel Velez, who once faced execution by the State of Texas, was released from prison in Huntsville. After 9 years, he...
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Ahmad Arraseef
Sep 18, 20141 min read
Two New Death Row Exonerations
Henry McCollum and Leon Brown are now numbers 145 and 146 on the list of innocent people exonerated from death row since 1973, based on...
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Stacy Anderson
May 27, 20141 min read
Curtis McCarty Shares His Story
Death row exoneree Curtis McCarty shared his story with three Nebraska communities last week, making stops in North Platte, Lexington,...
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Stacy Anderson
May 2, 20141 min read
Help Curtis McCarty Share His Story
Excitement is already building for death row exoneree Curtis McCarty’s visit to Nebraska later this month! Curtis was convicted twice and...
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Stacy Anderson
Apr 4, 20141 min read
See Curtis McCarty this May
Death row exoneree Curtis McCarty will speak in three Nebraska communities this May, recounting his two decades on Oklahoma’s death row...
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Stacy Anderson
Apr 3, 20141 min read
Support for Death Penalty Continues to Decline
Yet another recent study indicates that support for the death penalty is on the decline, while its significant risk to the wrongfully...
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Ahmad Arraseef
Apr 3, 20141 min read
Review of "Death Row Stories"
If you have been keeping up with television lately, then you are probably already aware of CNN’s documentary series “Death Row Stories.”...
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Ahmad Arraseef
Feb 6, 20141 min read
Beatrice 6 Suit Ends in Mistrial
After spending a collective 70 years in prison, the Beatrice Six were pardoned in 2009; DNA testing proved their innocence. Their...
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Stacy Anderson
Feb 6, 20141 min read
2013 Sees Record Number of Exonerations
More innocent people were released from prison last year than in any year before. In 2013 alone, 87 innocent people were exonerated in...
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Ahmad Arraseef
Jan 23, 20142 min read
Nebraska's Neighbors Move Toward Abolition
In the past two weeks, our neighbors in both South Dakota and Kansas have taken important first steps toward abolishing the failed death...
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Stacy Anderson
Jan 23, 20141 min read
Ongoing Coverage of the Beatrice 6
In 2009, six Nebraskans were pardoned after spending a collective 70 years in prison for a murder that they didn’t commit. The Beatrice...
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Stacy Anderson
Jan 23, 20141 min read
Join us at the Urban Abbey on 1/30!
Join us in Omaha next Thursday, January 30, at 6:30 pm for a free screening of the documentary “One for Ten” and the opportunity to help...
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Stacy Anderson
Dec 3, 20131 min read
Coverage of Curtis McCarty's Nebraska Speaking Tour
Curtis McCarty wrapped up his speaking tour throughout Nebraska last month with stops in Schuyler, Alliance, Chadron, and Valentine. At...
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Stacy Anderson
Nov 13, 20131 min read
Join us for "One for Ten"
As of this month, 143 innocent people have been released from death row in the United States. This means that for every ten executions...
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Stacy Anderson
Oct 16, 20131 min read
Hear from Curtis McCarty this November!
Death row exoneree Curtis McCarty will speak in seven Nebraska communities during November, recounting his two decades on Oklahoma’s...
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Stacy Anderson
Jul 10, 20132 min read
Shane Claiborne and Curtis McCarty Speak in Omaha
NADP made a powerful case for repeal April 20 when evangelical leader Shane Claiborne and death row exoneree Curtis McCarty spoke to a...
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Stacy Anderson
Apr 9, 20131 min read
The Myth of Redemptive Violence: Who Would Jesus Execute?
On April 20 at 4:00 p.m. Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (NADP) will sponsor an eye-opening talk at Creighton...
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