Murder
Victims’
Families for
Reconciliation
How the Death Penalty Causes Additional Harm
Distracts — The death penalty distracts the public and the judicial system
from the more important issues of what victims’ families and their
communities need to heal and become safer.
Diverts — The death penalty diverts resources, 100’s of millions of dollars,
into the capital system — resources that could be spent to help families with
expenses such as funeral costs, daily needs while grieving, resources to aid
with healing, sending children of murder victims to college, and providing
communities with resources to prevent violent crimes before they happen.
Divides — The death penalty often causes huge divisions within
communities, within victims’ groups, and even within victims’ families at a
time when families and communities need to support each other the most.
Delays — The death penalty delays justice and it delays the healing
process. Capital cases often take 25 years or more to reach completion, all
the while keeping victims’ families stuck in the system much longer than is
the case with non-capital trials.
Damages — The death penalty causes damage to the families of the
persons executed. Many of our members feel strongly about not causing
further damage, pain, and suffering to these families and their
communities.
Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation (MVFR)
405 Morson St., Raleigh, North Carolina 27601
1-877-896-4702 * info@mvfr.org
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