On May 16, 2025, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an execution warrant for Stephen Stanko. He is scheduled to be executed on June...

The question is not whether Mikal deserved to die; the question is whether or not we deserve to kill. Considering that Black citizens only make up 25% our state’s population, yet have comprised 80% of the people executed by our state in the last 8 months, South Carolina’s criminal legal system remains entrenched in discrimination and will never be a fair arbiter of death. 

The question is not whether Brad deserved to die: the question is whether we deserve to kill.

On February 7, 2025, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued an execution warrant for Brad Sigmon. He is scheduled to be executed on...

On January 31, 2025, the state of South Carolina executed Marion Bowman for murder of Kandee Martin. Marion’s execution is the first...

Mr. Bowman's case shows the inherent discrimination of the death penalty: our justice system does not care that the right person is executed

President Biden commutes 37 federal death sentences to live without parole!

On November 1, 2024, Richard Moore was executed in the name of all South Carolinians. He is the first person to be executed in SC’s...

by Reverend Hillary Taylor States are looking for new ways to execute people, and now they’re implicating South Carolinians. Whether it...

By: Mary Kathryn Lancaster, Summer 2024 Intern The following blog post is part of the SCADP Oral History Project, where individuals share...

Announcing SCADP's new blog space, which will share important announcements and recruit everyday voices against the death penalty!