Ann Harrington ARCWP and Activists in North Carolina Demonstrate for alternatives to the Death Penalty

 

Association of Roman Catholic Women Priest Ann Harrington and Activists in North Carolina meet to demonstrate for alternatives to the Death Penalty

Ann Harrington and Activists in North Carolina meet to demonstrate for alternatives to the Death Penalty

The rain held off in Raleigh yesterday for the North Carolina Coalition for

Alternatives to the Death Penalty Rally and Ann Harrington and I joined over
100 folks to demand Government Cooper commute all of NC's deaths sentences
before leaves office.
NC Death Penalty
by the Numbers
136 people on death row.
60% are people of color.
Nearly half were sentenced by overwhelmingly white juries.
2 times more likely to be sentenced to death if victim of the murder is
white.
12 innocent people exonerated.
11 exonerees are people of color.
43 people executed since 1976.
2006: the last year someone was executed.
2023: the last year someone was sentenced to death.
10 capital trials are scheduled for 2023.
$2.16 million average additional cost for each case resulting in execution
vs. sentenced to life in prison.
I met one exonerated gentleman who has dedicated his energy to advocate for
the elimination of the death penalty and Nick whose 2  Spoken Word pieces
were incredible. I felt honored to be among people advocating for Justice.