Virginians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (VADP) Mission Accomplished VADP Closing Down in February 2024 Powerful new book by former Virginia death row chaplain Get your copy of new book on Virginia death penalty abolition See photos from the VADP Victory Luncheon Watch video about our historic abolition victory Read the history of death penalty abolition in Virginia Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty After 413 Years and 1390 Executions Join Us I want to help end the death penalty in Virginia. Learn More Find out why you should oppose the death penalty News Mission Accomplished VADP Closing Down in February 2024 The VADP board of directors has decided to sunset the organization in February 2024 and rely on its legislative allies to defend our abolition victory in future years. Other Stories Crossing the River Styx The Memoir of a Death Row Chaplain February 24th 2023 The Reverend Russ Ford who served as the head chaplain. Review of the 2022 Session of the Virginia General Assembly We have survived the first attempt to reinstate the death penalty in Virgin.