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Action Alert: Stop Texas from Executing a Possibly Innocent Man |
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 |
**A stay was issued for Mr. Skinner by the United States Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 24. Thank you for all of your prayers and the actions that you took! To read more, click on the following link, http://www.texastribune.org/stories/2010/mar/25/case-closed/
PFADP ACTION ALERT: Texas has scheduled to execute Hank Skinner on Wednesday, March 24 at 6 p.m. despite the fact that critical DNA evidence from the crime scene has never been tested. A laboratory in Arizona last week offered to test the DNA evidence for free if Texas Gov. Rick Perry grants Mr. Skinner a 30-day reprieve. Perry has so far refused. Eleven people on death row in Texas are among the 139 death row exonerees nationwide.
Thousands of people have made calls and sent emails, faxes, and letters on behalf of Hank Skinner. Please do so yourself immediately. |
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Volunteer for PFADP from Home
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty is undertaking a fairly massive data entry project that will help us take our accomplishments to a whole new level.
To do this, we need volunteers - lots of volunteers. |
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Reception Honoring NC House Speaker Joe Hackney, Chapel Hill |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 |
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty is sponsoring a reception honoring the Honorable Joe Hackney, Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The event will celebrate the Speaker’s successful efforts to ensure passage of the North Carolina Racial Justice Act.
The reception will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at the home of Dr. James Crow, 109 Ledge Lane, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The reception is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and should be placed with PFADP by March 17 by contacting Kristen Smith at 919.933.7567 or
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Senators Hear Testimony on Bill to Study Death Penalty Costs (Nebraska) |
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Thursday, 25 February 2010 |
By JoAnne Young
Lincoln Journal Star
The question of whether the Nebraska Legislature should embark on a study of the costs of the death penalty was addressed Wednesday in the Judiciary Committee.
During a debate on repealing the death penalty earlier this session, Omaha Sen. Brenda Council introduced an amendment to direct state Auditor Mike Foley to find and report on the costs. She argued capital punishment is the most inefficient use of tax dollars in fighting crime. |
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Kansas Bill to End Death Penalty Fails; Senators Praised for Debate |
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010 |
By Online Editor
Catholic News Service
TOPEKA, Kan. (CNS) -- The Kansas Catholic Conference praised the state's senators for their "impassioned and thoughtful" debate on the death penalty even though they failed to pass a measure to abolish it.
The senators voted 20 to 20 on the bill Feb. 19, falling one vote short of what was required for passage. |
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The Death Penalty: Racist, Classist and Unfair (Q & A) |
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Tuesday, 23 February 2010 |
By Laura Fitzpatrick
Some two-thirds of Americans support the death penalty, but few are forced to confront it on a daily basis. As an appellate lawyer in Texas — which leads the U.S. in executions — David Dow has represented more than 100 death-row inmates over the past two decades. In The Autobiography of an Execution, he recounts what it's like to do the job and then come home to his family and his dog. He talked to TIME about why he keeps doing the work, the problem with juries and what it's like to look murderers in the eye. |
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