Uniting the movement to end the death penalty in the U.S.
The 8th Amendment Project serves as a hub for the nationwide movement to end the death penalty, unifying more than 50 partner organizations behind a shared collaborative strategy.
Your support for the 8th Amendment Project benefits all of our partners. We encourage you to join their mailing lists and support our partners directly.
ACLU Capital Punishment Project
Alabama Post-Conviction Relief Project
Atlantic Center for Capital Representation
Center for Death Penalty Litigation
Community of Evangélicos for Justice
Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty
Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona
Death Penalty Information Center
Donkeysaddle Projects: Abolition Project
Equal Justice USA (closed in 2025)
Faith Leaders of Color Coalition
Felony Murder Elimination Project
Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Kansas Coalition Against the Death Penalty
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty
NAACP Legal Defense Fund: Death Row USA
Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty
North Carolina Coalition for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Oregon Justice Resource Center
Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Pennsylvanians Against the Death Penalty
Responsible Business Initiative for Justice
South Carolinians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
South Dakotans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Southern Center for Human Rights
Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
The organizations below achieved full abolition in their home states. Some closed down, having accomplished their mission. Some remain in existence to prevent any return to executions or to address other concerns.
Coloradans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (CO abolished in 2020)
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VA abolished in 2021)
Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VA abolished in 2021)