death penalty

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Wrongful Convictions

Man who spent 23 years in prison and was exonerated was cleared on a different case | abc13.com
Wrongfully Convicted Man Exonerated After 35 Years | TheLoop21.com
Review of cases is the right call – JSOnline
Charlotte NC Criminal Law: Wrongfully imprisoned man released after 12 years | [...]

From the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty:
Dear Friends,
The National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty wants to be sure you are aware that Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry has postponed for the second time the scheduled execution of Richard T. Smith, who is now scheduled to be killed on May 25th as punishment for [...]

This is the Twitter stream for Death Penalty Focus, one of the largest organizations in the USA devoted to the abolition of the death penalty. From their web site:
We believe that the death penalty is an ineffective, cruel, and simplistic response to the serious and complex problem of violent crime. It institutionalizes discrimination against [...]

In case you missed some of these stories over the past week:
Wrongful Convictions

Man freed by Innocence Project discusses wrongful conviction
NO ACCOUNTABILITY for PROSECUTORS GONE ROGUE
Killer claims wrongful conviction – Washington Greene PA News – www.observer-reporter.com
The strange case of ho-hum wrongful conviction coverage – Steve Weinberg – In Justice – True/Slant
William Dillon’s compensation put on hold [...]

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Kathryn Hamoudah runs the Twitter account for Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (GFADP) and does a great job of keeping you up to date on events, action you can take and updates on death penalty cases, such as the Troy Davis case. This is an extremely informative Twitter stream and a worthy organization. [...]

In case you missed some of these stories over the past week:
Wrongful Convictions

Unlocking DNA evidence – A bill in the legislature to provide for post-conviction DNA testing appears headed for passage
Clay, Scheck, Howard Address Conference
Wrongfully convicted man speaks at U of A | Fox 11 | KMSB Tucson | Local News
Grisham awed by work of [...]

From the Texas Moratorium Network:
David Powell is on death row in Texas for the murder of a police officer, Ralph Ablanedo, committed 32 years ago in the state capital, Austin. Twenty-seven years old at the time of the crime, David Powell is now 59. More than 70 countries have legislated to abolish the death penalty [...]

From the Texas Moratorium Network:
Texas is scheduled to execute Samuel Bustamante Tuesday, April 27. His attorneys are seeking to stop the execution on grounds of mental retardation, according to this Houston Chronicle article. If he is executed, he will be the 454th person executed in Texas since 1982 and the 215th person since Rick Perry became [...]