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14th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty: Saturday November 2, 2013

The 14th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty was Saturday November 2, 2013 at 2 PM in Austin, Texas at the Capitol. Each autumn since 2000, people from all walks of life and all parts of Texas, the U.S. and other countries have taken a day out of their year and gathered in Austin […]

Hundreds Take to Austin Streets for 13th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty

From MyFoxAustin: Texas has the highest number of executions of any state in the country. With that in mind, hundreds of protestors took the streets of Austin to make a change, but not everyone is happy to see them there. Hundreds marched through downtown Saturday, protesting the death penalty and the governor they say supports […]

Witness to Innocence Members Present at the 12th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty

WitnessToInnocence.org Ron Keine: Along with three other co-defendants, Ron Keine was convicted of the kidnappying and murder of University of New Mexico student William Velten in 1974. He was sentenced to death in New Mexico. Harold Wilson: After 16 years and a total of three death sentences, DNA evidence led to the acquittal of Harold WIlson on […]