About the Author

The Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood is a Catholic Priest (Old Catholic), nationally recognized theologian, and founder of the Execution Intervention Project — the nation’s leading nonprofit combining activism against death sentences, spiritual accompaniment, abolitionist thought development, theological education and consistent public engagement to serve people on death row. As a spiritual advisor to death row inmates nationwide, he has accompanied thirteen men to their executions, including the first and eighth nitrogen hypoxia executions. Widely regarded as the leading spiritual voice on the death penalty, his work has been profiled in outlets ranging from The New York Times to a Rolling Stone documentary, The Spiritual Advisor. For his work to end nitrogen executions, he was nominated for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.