Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison

The Small Groups, which are feeding groups for the Sub Board and Board are doing well. A report was given on what is done to keep members motivated to not give up, and to see what they do as something beneficial for more than just themselves. The Leaders of the group were prompted by the election of the new pope to write to Catholic churches in Alabama about the death penalty. What a great idea!

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison

One of our valued supporters in Germany, Ursula Malchau wrote the following email to the German Human Rights Commissioner, Markus Loening.

Dear Mr. Loening,

Alabama still has the death penalty even though it is opposed by the UN Convention of Human Rights as well as by the Charter of Rights of the European Union. Of special concern is the fact that race plays a fatal role in its application. All statistics confirm this and so for example 50% of death row is African American although African Americans make up only about 26% of the population.

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison

We discussed the vote by the Alabama Senate to expand the death penalty law. We were disappointed to see the names of Senators who had assured us that they were supportive of our issue among those who had voted to expand the death penalty law. To quote our Advisory Board Member and mother of a murder victim Callie Greer, "We the People cry "Life, Life" and they, the elected cry "Death, Death!"

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison

We are following the developments in Delaware where today a House panel is considering the Senate bill repealing the death penalty. We are hopeful even though we are well aware that the vote will be close.

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison

Report from our Weekly Board Meeting at Holman Prison

Thanks to our friends from Stuttgart, Christoph and Christa the Board enjoyed a belated Easter celebration. As the full Board, that is Board and Sub-Board gets together every second Wednesday, this was the first Wednesday where all could participate. Many thanks to both of you for your thoughtfulness!

The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference looks forward to supporting the first Justice Commission Hearing in a rural setting- the Alabama Justice Commission Hearings will be held in Tuskegee on Friday April 19th 2013. Please read the following Press Release. I am honored to have been invited to present on our issue, the death penalty. It is open to the public!

Esther

Alabama

PRESS RELEASE ...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2013