Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 9.17.25
Governor Ivey set 9.25.25 as the execution date for Geoffrey Todd West. Talking Points and contact for Governor Ivey can be found at https://www.phadp.org/execution-alert-7/ . Please sign the petition https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-geoffrey-west-in-alabama Death Penalty Action is planning to be in Montgomery for the petition delivery on the 23rd and we appreciate that and hope to see you there!
Governor Ivey has set October 23rd as the execution date for our Chairman, Anthony Boyd. Talking Points are at https://www.phadp.org/execution-alert-8/ Our Chairman is a fighter which is good for all of us. Now is not the time to give up! Please sign the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-anthony-boyd-in-alabama
https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Falabamareflector.com%2F2025%2F09%2F11%2Fi-dont-want-alabama-to-execute-my-mothers-killer-i-dont-want-revenge-in-my-name Governor Ivey, please honor the victim and hear him! And then there is the article by Stephen A Cooper “Alabama nitrogen gassing unwanted by victim’s son”. And from our Advisory Board Member Callie Greer, “Peace is what heals us not the death penalty”writing from her own experience. Callie we love you and thank you!
This is the week that the author of Secrets of the Killing State, The Untold Story of Lethal Injection, Corinna Barrett Lain is in our state and we hope that many of you were able to hear her and meet her and then take action!
Al Friends Against the Death Penalty will meet tomorrow, Thursday, 18 September at 8:30am.
We appreciate the information that the most recent edition of our newsletter has been published Vol. 29, No. 2 (Apr.-June 2025) of On Wings of Hope to the American Prison Newspapers collection on JSTOR. Thank you to all who made it happen!
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
