MISSOURI DOES NOT NEED EXECUTIONS. STOP EXECUTIONS. END THE DEATH PENALTY.
MISSOURI DOES NOT NEED EXECUTIONS. STOP EXECUTIONS. END THE DEATH PENALTY.
Upcoming Events Across Missouri
St. Louis · November 19, 2026
Join us for Window on Death Row, a documentary screening and Q&A.
Anheuser-Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall, Saint Louis University
Doors open at 5:15 p.m. · Program begins at 6:00 p.m. Central
Co-sponsored by the Death Penalty Abolition Ministry of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences.
Sylvester Schieber at the Capitol
Jefferson City · February 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m. Central
Join us in the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda to hear Sylvester Schieber, a murder victim’s family member who opposes the death penalty, and show support for victims’ families.
Visit our Events page for full details and other upcoming gatherings across Missouri.
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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!
The State of Missouri has the responsibility to end this injustice
No judge should have the unilateral power to impose the ultimate, irreversible punishment. Justice demands juries—not individual judges—make life-and-death decisions, and only with unanimity.
The Death Penalty in Missouri at a Glance
102
Executions Since 1976
4
Known Innocent People Freed
8
Persons Incarcerated in Missouri with a Death Sentence
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 Kenneth Simpson, June 18, 2026. Since November 2025, Missouri has sentenced two men to death.
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Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty (MADP), 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.