Six death row exonerees will speak at the 2011 Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break, which will be held in Austin, Texas from March 14-18, 2011. The six exonerees spent more than 50 years on death row for crimes they did not commit: Anthony Graves, Clarence Brandley, Shujaa Graham, Ron Keine, Gary Drinkard and Albert Burrell. Register now. All events are free and open to…read more
Call Illinois Governor Pat Quinn and urge him to sign the bill to end the death penalty. Chicago Office: 312-814-2121. Springfield Office: 217-782-0244 Texans are planning to help convince Illinois Governor Pat Quinn to abolish the death penalty in Illinois. On Tuesday, February 22, 2011, Texans will be calling the Governor of Illinois to urge…read more
The Houston Chronicle has endorsed abolishing the death penalty in a January 1, 2011 editorial, joining other Texas newspapers such as the Dallas Morning News and Austin American-Statesman in advocating for an end to the death penalty in Texas. From the Houston Chronicle: The death penalty in Texas is fraught with demonstrable error, and the people of the…read more
11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty photos by Oscar Ricardo Silva. Photos by Lizzie Chen 11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Photos by Raymond Thompson
Click to Watch Video on KEYETV: Six people sentenced to die, lead a big march in Austin Saturday to try and put a stop to the death penalty. The exonerated, former death row inmates lead the 11th annual march from the capitol building. Together they spent nearly 50 years behind bars. They, along with their…read more
On the day before the 11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty, we held a press conference in the Texas Capitol. Click here to watch the below video on YouTube. Death penalty exonerees, their families and fellow advocates are taking a stand for capital punishment reform Saturday at the Capitol during 11th Annual March…read more
Hundreds of people march against the death penalty by JENNIE HUERTA / KVUE News Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:21 PM Updated today at 11:02 PM Death penalty protestors gather in front of the Texas State Capitol every year on the weekend before All Souls’ Day, or The Day of the Dead, which falls…read more
Three days before the 11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty this Saturday October 30 at 2 PM at the Texas Capitol in Austin, an innocent man has been released from Texas Death Row. From the Houston Chronicle: A Texas inmate sentenced to die in 1994 has been released…read more
Media Advisory For immediate release October 26, 2010 www.MarchforAbolition.org Contacts: Scott Cobb, Texas Moratorium Network 512-552-4743 Laura Brady, Campaign to End the Death Penalty, 512-638-1048 Six Innocent Death Row Exonerees to Lead the 11th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty Saturday Oct 30 2010 in Austin at the Texas Capitol Pre-March Press Conference to Be Held on…read more