Urgent Action: Save Christopher Young
Take Action to stop the execution scheduled for July 17th! Continue reading Urgent Action: Save Christopher Young
Take Action to stop the execution scheduled for July 17th! Continue reading Urgent Action: Save Christopher Young
Execution of Danny Bible This evening Danny Bible was executed at the Walls Unit in Huntsville, TX. His lawyers had appealed his execution date based on his poor physical health. He was partially paralyzed and suffering from Parkinson’s syndrome; his lawyers also argued that executioners may be unable to find a suitable vein to use for injecting the deadly drug cocktail. The issue of failure … Continue reading Texas Death Penalty Update
Upcoming Executions: DANNY BIBLE, #999455, on June 27th How to write a Clemency Letter Too frail for death row? Texas inmate seeks execution reprieve Texas assures court it can carry out aging death row inmate’s execution CHRIS YOUNG, #999508, on July 17th Info on the #SaveChrisYoung Campaign: Facebook for Save Chris Young: https://www.facebook.com/Save-Chris-Young-2079040235753551/ Message to abolitionists: https://uncaptivevoices.wordpress.com/2018/06/08/savechrisyoung/ Petition to Governor Abbott: https://www.change.org/p/greg-abbott-support-mercy-for-chris-young Please watch and … Continue reading Weekly TX Death Penalty Update
Our goal is to post weekly updates on upcoming actions and events, as well as keep them maintained on our events page. Here is our first list, which will surely grow! Do you have one to add? June: Beginning June 19th: Support the Juneteenth Prisoner Strike! This includes showing a documentary like “13th”, even if it’s just to some friends, doing a letter writing, … Continue reading Upcoming Actions and Events
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