This Mother’s Day, we honor Sabrina Butler-Smith, mother, author, and the first woman to be exonerated from death row in the United States. Happy Mother’s Day to Sabrina and all mothers impacted by the prison industrial complex. 💐

#DerrickCharles victim of state sponsored murder 12th May 2015 #Texas
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Texas: Alav HaShalom - Peace upon #DerrickCharles now. May the killings END!

I remember #DerrickCharles executed by the state of Texas on May 12, 2015. He was executed despite having a lifelong history of severe mental illness and not understanding why he was being executed. Article by Jordan Smith: theintercept.com/2015/05/20/men…
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A motion by the El Paso District Attorney's office to set an execution date for Tony Ford, who was sentenced to death for a murder committed when he was 18 years old, is pending before the Texas 34th District Court. kvia.com/news/el-paso/2… KVIA ABC-7 News Texas Defender Service TCADP

Alav HaShalom - Peace upon #ClarenceDixon now. May the killings END! Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona

We are officially one month from David Hosier's scheduled execution. Learn how David Hosier's case highlights flaws inherent in the death penalty system. And how YOU can help / a thread. #CLEMENCYFORDAVID

The cruelty of it all is the point.

#ClarenceDixon victim of state sponsored murder 11th May 2022 #Arizona
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I remember #ClarenceDixon executed by the state of Arizona on May 11, 2022. Mr. Dixon was a 66 year old man, blind, suffering from severe mental illness. Witnesses said that he appeared to be in pain as prison staff struggled for 25 minutes to place the IV.
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Mother's Day is this weekend & we're reminded of all the mothers, grandmothers, and mother figures who are unable to speak with their children due to the egregious cost of prison and jail calls.

This moving op-ed, written by Susan Guardia, shines a light on this reality:

Hang Bin Li was convicted of shaking his infant daughter after she died in 2008. Li spent over 4 years in jail before trial because of court delays caused by language barriers. Li was sentenced to 5-15 years. But the baby likely died from complications of osteogenesis imperfecta.

Hello, esteemed “People of X”: Since Alabama has a lethal-injection execution planned just 20 days from now, why not take just a few minutes to “flashback” this Friday to October 2016, when I published “Alabama’s last execution may have burned a man alive.”thehill.com/blogs/pundits-…

Execution of 40 prisoners in Iran in ten days May 1-10, 2024
During the first ten days of May 2024, the Iranian judiciary has carried out the execution sentences of 40 prisoners in Iranian prisons. On average, four prisoners are executed daily in Iran, which means that every six…

Coming up soon! We will be Pulling Back the Curtain on the medicalization of executions on May 21. Learn about the dangerous assumptions that support these 'humane' execution methods. Register today at bit.ly/dpmedical. Co-hosted by GFADP.

Jarvis has more than served his time. It's time for justice to be served. #JusticeForJarvis

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Here is a link to the Pittsburg County District Court ruling determining that Wade Lay is incompetent to be executed. deathpenaltypolicy.org/wp-content/upl… OK-CADP CCATDP NAMI Treatment Advocacy Center Mental Health America ABA DP Review #Oklahoma #deathpenalty

👇1st execution attempt botched now #Alabama will use 'new' torture method. #SaveAlanMiller

👇Karine Omry @Jettica65 Attika Ghalem L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty Petra Lisabeth
Not a death penalty post just struck me how often we see similar stories for the souls on the row.

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James Dailey (See my Twitter)

Innocent on death row. Veteran....

My petition for #JamesDailey .

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Read/Sign/Share my petition for James.

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Photo : James ( April 2022: marieke laauwen )