Capitol Hearing for Death Penalty Repeal - March 6, 2013:

The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the death penalty repeal bill on Wednesday, March 6th at 8am in O’Brien Building, hearing room A. WCADP, along with Safe and Just Alternatives, will be there, and you should be too! We will also hold a press conference to show legislators that there is strong support and momentum for death penalty repeal.

2012 Fall Newsletter - hot off the presses!

Download and read our latest newsletter! Stories include:

• Greetings From Our New President
• Safe & Just Alternatives Campaign Update
• Review of Cages, by Victoria Thorpe
• Lessons from California Proposition 34
• Upcoming Events
• Lobby Day Announcement
• Victims Press Conference November 29th
• 2013 Board of Directors
• Thank you to our supporters

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Sign-on in support of abolition!

Are you a current or former member of law enforcement? A religious leader? A family member of a homicide victim?

We want to help make your voice heard in favor of death penalty repeal! Please visit our sign-on page, download the appropriate sign-on letter, fill out the form, and send/fax it back to us so you can be included.

WCADP Joins Safe & Just Alternatives!

WCADP is proud to join the Safe & Just Alternatives, the campaign to end the death penalty in Washington. With almost 20 endorsing organizations and counting, the SJA Campaign seeks to replace Washington's death penalty with life without the possibility of parole.

WCADP will dedicate all it's efforts towards supporting the SJA Campaign with our partners around the state with the aim of abolishing the death penalty NOW! You will continue to find resources and occasional updates to this page, but you can also find information about the Campaign on the Safe and Just Alternatives website.

About us:

We are a grassroots, volunteer-driven, statewide non-profit organization dedicated to the abolition of the death penalty.

We will abolish the death penalty through:

• Education & Outreach
• Legislative Action
• Rapid Response to Litigation & Imminent Executions
• Media Advocacy
• And more...

Membership is open to any individual, organization, community of faith or business interested in ending state-sanction killings.

Membership costs are available on the Support page. However, no person will be turned away due to their personal economic situation. A donation of any amount will make you a member.

We all share the belief that the death penalty can and should be abolished. We all have a role to play to bring about its end.