About Us
MONTANA ABOLITION COALITION is charged with public education about the death penalty and, ultimately, a repeal of the sentence of death in the state of Montana. In 1998, the ACLU of Montana, the Montana Catholic Conference, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation, and the Montana Association of Churches organized to form the Montana Abolition Coalition. In 1999, the Coalition sponsored 5 bills to limit or abolish the death penalty. Because of their efforts, a bill was passed specifying that the death penalty may not be imposed on persons under the age of 18. The same year, at the request of the Coalition, Sister Helen Prejean (Dead Man Walking) visited Montana. Read More »
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The Montana Abolition Coalition membership help us further our mutual goal to end Montana’s death penalty. You'll receive a special gift for joining and also be invited to our annual meeting's membership-only event.
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Sister Helen Prejean speaks at the Montana Abolition Coalition Annual Meeting
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KUFM’s Montana Evening Edition
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Mother of murdered daughter speaks out against the Death Penalty Shelby Promoter, Montana
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The year-end Death Penalty Information Center report shows that last year we had the fewest death sentences since capital punishment's reinstatement.
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New report! Smart on Crime:
Reconsidering the Death Penalty
in a Time of Economic Crisis
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Texas executed an innocent man?
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Majority of Montanans believe there are suitable alternatives to the death penalty. Read More »
3/25/09 House Judiciary Committee Hearing
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Open Letter from Murder Victims to House Judiciary Read More »
The Colosseum in Rome was lit up Monday night in celebration of Montana's efforts to abolish the death penalty. Read More »
Actors voice opposition to death penalty at
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