Sign Petition to Stop Execution of Jeff Wood
Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokesman Jason Clark said Monday the agency has received court documents setting 42-year-old Jeffrey Wood for lethal injection Aug. 24.
17th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty – October 29, 2016 at Texas Capitol in Austin
The 17th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty will take place Saturday October 29, 2016 in Austin at the Texas Capitol. We will gather at 2:00 pm at on the south side of the Texas Capitol.
Another Successful March!
After the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty, many participants gathered for good food and drink at the house of Delia Perez Meyer, whose brother is on Texas Death Row, and raised their glasses to another successful march. Despite the torrential rain that kept some people from attending, especially from outside Austin, we gathered…read more
News Coverage and Photos of 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty
News Coverage of 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty, October 24, 2015. Alfred Dewayne Brown, newly exonerated from Texas death row in June 2015, speaks at the Texas Capitol.
Six Death Row Exonerees Will Lead 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Oct 24, 2015 in Austin
The march is still on as planned. If it is raining very hard Saturday in Austin, then we will move inside the capitol to a room we have reserved courtesy of State Rep Harold Dutton. Right now, meet on the South Steps at 2 PM as planned. If it is stormy, we will all go…read more
Journey of Hope Members Attending 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty
Journey of Hope…from Violence to Healing is an organization led by murder victim family members that conducts public education speaking tours and addresses alternatives to the death penalty. Journey “storytellers” come from all walks of life and represent the full spectrum and diversity of faith, color and economic situation. They are real people who know…read more
Poster for the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty.
Join us on October 24, 2015 at the Texas Capitol for the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty. You can download and print out a black and white version here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1RhxuLu6tmYUmVvQXZYbXk2MlU
Dewayne Brown to Attend 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty
Great news! Alfred Dewayne Brown is coming to the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty on October 24, 2015 at 2pm at the Texas Capitol in Austin. Dewayne was released on June 8, 2015 after more than 10 years on Texas Death Row for a crime he did not commit. Come to the…read more
Dallas Amnesty International is New Co-Sponsor
The Dallas Amnesty International chapter is the latest co-sponsor of the 16th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty! Welcome and see you on October 24! Join our event page on Facebook.
Donate to Help Texas Death Row Exoneree Alfred Dewayne Brown
After more than ten years on Texas death row for a crime he did not commit, Alfred Dewayne Brown walked free and into the loving arms of his family and friends on June 8, 2015. “I went in an innocent man and I came out an innocent man,” said Brown. Now, he needs your help…read more