St. Louis
Window on Death Row — Screening and Q&A
November 19, 2026 · Doors open at 5:15 p.m. · Program begins at 6:00 p.m.
Anheuser-Busch Auditorium, Cook Hall, Saint Louis University
Join us for a screening and conversation with producer Linda Freund, death row exoneree Joaquín José Martínez, who will join via Zoom, and prison ministry volunteer Emil Waigand.
Co-sponsored by the Death Penalty Abolition Ministry of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and Saint Louis University College of Arts and Sciences.
Columbia
Window on Death Row — Screening
December 2026 · Exact date and time to be announced
Columbia · Venue to be announced
A screening is being planned. More event details coming soon.
Co-sponsored by Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Visit the film website and watch the trailer
An Evening with Sylvester Schieber
February 17, 2027 · Evening; exact time to be announced
Columbia
More event details coming soon.
Hear from a murder victim’s family member who opposes the death penalty.
Co-sponsored by Mid-Missouri Fellowship of Reconciliation.
Jefferson City
Sylvester Schieber at the Capitol
February 18, 2027 · 9:00 a.m.
Missouri State Capitol Rotunda
Hear from a murder victim’s family member who opposes the death penalty.
Prayer and Policy Breakfast
February 2027
Jefferson City
MADP and the Faith Leaders of Color Coalition are planning a Prayer and Policy Breakfast.
Kansas City
Window on Death Row — Screening
Date to be announced
Kansas City · Venue to be announced
A screening is being planned.
Event details and co-sponsors will be announced as they are confirmed.
Visit the film website and watch the trailer
An Evening with Sylvester Schieber
February 19, 2027 · Evening; exact time to be announced
Kansas City · Venue to be announced
Hear from a murder victim’s family member who opposes the death penalty.
Event details and co-sponsors will be announced as they are confirmed.
Springfield & Southwest Missouri
Window on Death Row — Screening
December 2026 · Exact date and time to be announced
Springfield · Venue to be announced
A screening is being planned.
Event details and co-sponsors will be announced as they are confirmed.
Visit the film website and watch the trailer
Marking 90 Years Since the Last Public Execution in the United States
May 21, 2027 · Time to be announced
Galena · Venue to be announced
On May 21, 1937, Galena was the site of the last public execution in the United States. Join us as we mark 90 years.
Event details and co-sponsors will be announced as they are confirmed.
Interacting with legislators outside of jefferson city
Join us for a workshop on meeting with Missouri legislators in their home districts to discuss the death penalty. We'll review our advocacy strategy, share key talking points, and discuss how to have effective conversations with lawmakers. Consistent messaging will help strengthen our collective impact.
Secrets of the Killing State - A Discussion with Corinna Barrett Lain
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty is pleased to be partnering with former prosecutor and current George E. Allen Chair, Corinna Barrett Lain, of The University of Richmond School of Law for 2 powerful discussions about her book Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection.
"The Story of America’s Newest Execution Method"
JOIN Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty and Execution Intervention Project March 5 at 8PM CT for Suffocation by Design — a critical webinar on what Missouri law allows when it comes to executions.
With lethal injection, gas, and strict secrecy statutes already on the books, nitrogen hypoxia could enter the conversation. Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood shares legal insight and firsthand experience on how courts respond — and what’s possible in Missouri.
If you care about transparency and justice, be there.
Effective Advocacy to End the Death Penalty
Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty and the Death Penalty Abolition Ministry of the Archdiocese of St. Louis are proud to be hosting Nan Tolson, the Director of Texas Conservatives Concerned about the Death Penalty, and Connor Luebbert, of Jefferson City for an important discussion about effective advocacy tools to employ in discussions with legislators about the death penalty.
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EXECUTION WATCHES
AND VIGILS
Death warrants in Missouri are typically given 90 days in advance of executions. At MADP, those 90 days are a critical time in which we amplify both our educational programs as well as calls for clemency for those scheduled for execution. Through social media campaigns, correspondence with elected officials, and petitions for clemency, we address specific issues within each person's case.
Watches and vigils for those scheduled for execution are held by Missourians across the state on the day of executions.
Typically these events take place in Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia/Jefferson City, and St. Louis. Watches and Vigils also take place on the ground for every execution in Bonne Terre, Missouri at the Eastern Reception Diagnostic Correctional Center (ERDCC) where the Missouri execution chambers are located.
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