Mission
“The Indiana Abolition Coalition builds consensus to end the death penalty in Indiana through education, collaboration and activism.”
Values
We believe:
- Capital punishment is morally unacceptable in all cases, without exception
- In the need to acknowledge the grief, pain and anger of victims’ families and to help establish support systems for them
- The death penalty is hopelessly biased against people of color and historically impoverished communities
- The death penalty is arbitrary and capricious in practice
- The death penalty is a deflection of attention and resources from the problem of violent crime
- The death penalty is neither just punishment nor an effective solution to violence
- An informed public will no longer support the death penalty
Goals
- To inform the public on alternative measures to address homicidal violence
- To reach decision-makers who are willing to work for change
- To uncover false assumptions about crime and punishment
- To collaborate with like-minded organizations
- To increase membership by creating communications, programs and events
- To increase our reach to more supporters
- To develop the ability to mobilize whenever action is needed
Vision
Indiana will be united with the abolition states in moving the nation to total abolition of the death penalty.
Click here to text your Hoosier friends and ask them to take action.