MISSOURI DOES NOT NEED EXECUTIONS. STOP EXECUTIONS. END THE DEATH PENALTY.
MISSOURI DOES NOT NEED EXECUTIONS. STOP EXECUTIONS. END THE DEATH PENALTY.
Advocating for Life by
Ending the Death Penalty
MADP is the only organization in Missouri with the singular mission of abolishing the death penalty. We tackle this by focusing on changing laws, educating the public, and working directly with people being prosecuted and living with a death sentence. We work alongside legal counsel fighting for life instead of death!
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Your donation is critical to our efforts to end the death penalty and stop state violence in Missouri.
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, previously known as Missourians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (MADP), is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization working to repeal the death penalty through advocacy and education about the costs and consequences of capital punishment.
The Death Penalty in Missouri at a Glance
102
Executions Since 1976
4
Known Innocent People Freed
8
Persons Currently on Death Row
Pending death penalty cases have dramatically declined across the country. Juries are choosing life without parole over death. The last person sentenced to death in Missouri was Joshua Rocha, November, 24, 2025. The case was out of Clay County, and the unanimous jury decision was a St. Charles County jury.
Currently there are (8) state and (2) federal pending death penalty cases.
On November 2025, federal prosecutors reversed a previous decision. They are now seeking the federal death penalty for Christopher Hall and Bryant Pirtle. In January 2024, federal prosecutors had said they WOULD NOT be seeking death for these two men.
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Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
info@madpmo.org
Phone
816-931-4177
Address
107 West 63rd Street, Suite #185
Kansas City, Missouri 64113