Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 7.24.24

Governor Ivey set 9.26.24 as the execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who survived a 2022 lethal injection attempt. On Friday Miller’s attorneys asked a federal judge for a preliminary injunction to stop the execution from going forward, or to at least require the state change the protocol. Alabama uses an industrial-type gas mask to force an inmate to breathe pure nitrogen, depriving him or her of the oxygen needed to maintain bodily functions. Talking Points are at:

https://www.phadp.org/execution-alert-alan-eugene-miller-9-26-24/ and most importantly please sign the petition:

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-alan-miller-in-alabama

Unredacted Alabama court documents shed new light on execution procedures - NBC News reveal new details about the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution. It is part of a federal lawsuit filed by Miller to halt his upcoming execution. 

The attorney general’s office asked the Alabama Supreme Court to authorize an execution date for Carey Dale Grayson using nitrogen hypoxia. “It is disappointing that the State wants to schedule a third nitrogen hypoxia execution before the question of whether the first one tortured Kenneth Smith has been resolved,” John Palombi, an attorney with the Federal Defenders Program wrote in an email.

Last week was very hard and it is not over. We are grateful for this video and recommend it highly: “Our Brother Keith Gavin has been Executed May Allah grant him a Pardon and Jannah Firdaus Ameen!! Imam Aswan Abdul-Addarr” It is posted on our Facebook page.

This quote “The U.S. Supreme Court has signaled that no level of injustice or incompetence will make them stop an execution. State officials have done everything they can to speed up the machinery of death” is from The last execution - Alabama Reflector and we highly recommend it!

From our friends at Worth Rises: The FCC has voted unanimously to dramatically lower prison phone and video call rates.

After a very successful showing at Grace Presbyterian Church in Tuscaloosa The Art of Resistance was in Birmingham at the Unitarian Universalist Church thanks to Advisory Board Member Dr. Katie Owens-Murphy who not only organized the event but also did the transporting! From July 31-Sept 27 at Lowe Mill Art & Entertainment in Huntsville, AL!

We highly recommend DP3 Analysis: The Death Penalty Does Not Deter Mass Shootings by Robert Dunham.

We thank all who are working so hard and diligently to stop all killing in Alabama! And as always in closing, we thank all our generous donors who either gave by going to our website and using the “donate” button or who gave directly. Thank you also to all who took the time to read our notes, commented, liked and shared them on Facebook. Stay safe and be kind to each other!                                                                Esther