who runs it
organizations running this strategy · 1
what it looks like in practice
activities of orgs running this strategy
A sample of programmatic activities from the orgs above. These are what the strategy looks like on the ground.
- Advocacy for Death Penalty Abolition DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCadvocacyAdvocates for the abolition of the death penalty in Arizona, providing recommendations to the governor on reprieves and commutations, and documenting how federal laws restrict habeas corpus review, increasing risks of wrongful executions.
- Coalition Building for Death Penalty Abolition DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCcapacity buildingBuilds a broad, diverse, and inclusive coalition of organizations committed to ending the death penalty in Arizona, formed by merging two predecessor organizations in July 2012.
- Coalition building and organizational development DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCcapacity buildingFormed in 2012 through the merger of two predecessor organizations and has since worked to build a broad, diverse, and inclusive statewide coalition of organizations committed to abolishing the death penalty in Arizona.
- Death penalty policy advocacy and reform recommendations DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCadvocacyAdvocates for systemic changes to end the death penalty in Arizona, including submitting policy recommendations on cold cases and missing persons to state legislators, pushing for broader reforms beyond execution protocol reviews, and highlighting legal barriers like those in the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 that increase risks of wrongful executions.
- Executive clemency and parole advocacy DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCadvocacyEngages in advocacy related to executive decisions on the death penalty, including providing recommendations to the governor on reprieves, advocating for sentence commutations, and addressing parole revocation processes.
- Exoneration support and advocacy DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCadvocacyFacilitated the exoneration of 11 individuals from death row in Arizona since 1975 through advocacy, research, and collaboration with justice reform networks.
- Justice Reform Advocacy Day and Internships DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCdirect serviceOrganizes Justice Reform Advocacy Day at the state capitol, providing interns with exclusive entry and opportunities to meet with exonerated individuals and share policy recommendations with Arizona representatives and senators.
- Justice Reform Advocacy Day participation DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCdirect serviceOrganizes and facilitates student intern participation in advocacy events at the Arizona State Capitol, including meetings with formerly incarcerated individuals and policymakers, with exclusive access to legislative advocacy activities.
- Prisoner Book Program DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCdirect serviceOperates the "Reading on The Row" program, delivering hundreds of books to death row prisoners in Arizona prisons, reaching nearly 25% of the state's death row population with books and support services since November 2022.
- Punch Woods Memorial Scholarship DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCdirect serviceOffers annual scholarships of up to $500 to support students conducting research, advocacy, or creative projects that deepen public understanding of the death penalty; awards have funded research on death penalty disparities, felony murder cases, cold cases, and public art for justice reform.
- Punch Woods Memorial Scholarship Program DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCdirect serviceAwards up to $500 annually through the Punch Woods Memorial Scholarship to students to support projects that deepen public understanding of the death penalty, including research on application disparities, historical racial demographics, felony murder cases, and cold case analysis.
- Reading on The Row program DEATH PENALTY ALTERNATIVES FOR ARIZONA INCdirect serviceProvides books and reading materials to death row prisoners in Arizona; fulfilled 33 book requests and delivered hundreds of books since the program's launch in November 2022, reaching nearly 25% of Arizona's death row population.