Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP) is our statewide coalition working for an end to capital punishment and a more fair system.
Atlanta, GA
Joined April 2009
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We remember #TroyDavis — and the seventy-seven people the State of Georgia has executed since 1976. This practice will not end on its own. We have to fight to end it, and Georgians must demand it. gfadp.org #deathpenalty
We remember #TroyDavis — and the seventy-seven people the State of Georgia has executed since 1976. This practice will not end on its own. We have to fight to end it, and Georgians must demand it. gfadp.org #deathpenalty
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“When will the state end a practice that can take an innocent life and offers no remedy when it gets it wrong?”
Our colleague at @GFADP, Executive Director Vanessa Griddine-Jones, revisits three landmark Georgia #deathpenalty cases in @ajc. bit.ly/4iws9x6
Serious crimes demand accountability and lawful punishment; neither point is disputed here. Neither point, however, means that the path to execution is free from error. ajc.com/opinion/2026/10/geor…
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Tennessee’s failed execution of Christa Pike should be a warning to North Carolina : NC Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty nccadp.org/tennessees-failed…
What an incredible evening in Atlanta celebrating courage, leadership, and a commitment to justice.
We were proud to recognize our 2026 award recipients:
🏆 Mary Catherine Johnson
🏆 Terrica Redfield Ganzy
🏆 Sara Totonchi
When will the state end a practice that can take an innocent life and offers no remedy when it gets it wrong?
Read the latest op-ed by our Executive Director Vanessa Griddine-Jones in @ajc: ajc.com/opinion/2026/10/geor… #deathpenalty
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"This failed attempt is the worst we've ever seen and unlike any other botched execution in the modern era," said Robin M. Maher, DPI executive director. @DPInfoCtr npr.org/2026/10/02/nx-s1-598…
Last night, the State of Tennessee tried to execute #ChristaPike and could not. That is why we call it state-sponsored violence: a government, acting in the name of every person who lives there, deliberately taking a life. @Tndeathpenalty
Every process, every institution, and every system is made of people, and people err. Every other sentence this state imposes leaves room for that error. The death penalty is the one that does not. #deathpenalty
Georgia executes people in our names, with the same drug, and it has not said it will stop. Stop killing in our names and calling it justice. gfadp.org/takeaction
Only a handful of tickets remain for this Saturday's Annual Awards Celebration: Mary Ruth Weir Human Rights & Martina Davis Correia Courage Awards. If you have been meaning to join us, now is the time!
Tickets: $50 per person. Reserve yours at bit.ly/4xmosz7.
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A judge has ordered the release of Douglas Stewart Carter, a Black man who has spent decades on death row for a 1985 killing he did not commit.
Carter is 71 years old. He spent 41 years in prison
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BREAKING: Despite agreement of all parties, sharply divided Texas Court of Criminal Appeals rejects trial court’s finding of constitutional error in #MelissaLucio's case. Trial court had previously found her "actually innocent”.
Read: bit.ly/4rtkfaP.
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See you tonight at 7pm ET for our Virtual Book Club! "Closing the Slaughterhouse: The Inside Story of Death Penalty Abolition in Virginia" by Dale Brumfield. Dale will be joining us for the meeting! Go to the link and register for free: scadp.org/virtual-book-club
Join us in Atlanta! On October 3, the Mary Ruth Weir Awards will honor Mary Catherine Johnson, Terrica Redfield Ganzy and Sara Totonchi for their leadership and commitment to justice. TICKETS: bit.ly/4xmosz7.
#DeathPenalty #Georgia
