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Events:
TXA, along with our friends from Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons, are launching 90-minute trainings on Abolitionist theory and organizing(Abolitionism 101) and Prisoner Support (Abolitionism 102).
Contact us to host a training for your organization!
We are also helping to organize the Abolitionist Conference of Texas in May 2019. Stay tuned for more information or see the webpage here.
Executions:
Urgent!
Write the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and call or tweet the governor about the upcoming execution of Patrick Murphy, Jr. (#999461) on March 28th.
Mr. Murphy was sentenced to death based on the Law of Parties, as he was involved in the Texas 7 escape, which ended after the death of a police officer. Patrick Murphy was not present at the time of the murder and was not accused of shooting the officer, only of being a member of the group who participated in the escape, robbery, and murder.
To write/call about upcoming executions:
**See our guide here
Contact the Board Members of the Board of Pardons and Paroles by email at:
bpp-pio@tdcj.state.tx.us
Contact Governor Greg Abbott, who has the last say over commutations:
Telephone
(512) 463-1782 – Information and Referral and Opinion Hotline
**You can leave a message here**
(512) 463-2000 – Office of the Governor Main Switchboard
(office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CST)
