It seems to me this is common knowledge but it bares reminding that human nature’s need for revenge always comes with a price tag in the case of the death penalty one that is an estimate 20 times higher than the alternative of life without parole. Perhaps if we put that money into education...
Anti-Death Penalty
Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay of Execution
On Tuesday April 5, 2011 a temporary stay of execution was issued to a man named Cleve Foster. Foster is a 47 year old ex-military recruiting officer who was convicted of murdering a 28 year old Sudanese immigrant women that he had met in a Fort Worth bar in 2004. This is the second...
Hank Skinner
Many apologies for a less than accurate blog post recently regarding Hank Skinner. check back soon for a new post, hopefully with an inverview with a family member and very accurate facts! Thanks for understanding. Best Regards, DCDB Team
Texas and the Death Penalty in the Legislature-Take Action!
Since the death penalty was re-instituted in the United States in 1976, beginning in 1982 Texas has executed (all via lethal injection) more inmates than any other state. It does not surprise me in the slightest bit to know that in a 2002 Houston Chronicle poll of Texans found that when asked “Do you...
Hank Skinner allowed to pursue his civil rights lawsuit
I have just recently read this article about Hank Skinner and I have to say just when I thought I had seen it all, injustice does a quite rousing encore. Hank Skinner was convicted of bludgeoning to death his live-in girlfriend, Twila Busby, and stabbing to death her two adult sons, Randy Busby and...
Execution
I received the info below today. It’s fascinating to me that we spend our tax dollars on talking a man out of killing himself so we could kill him later. —— Timothy Adams Timothy Adams, who goes by Tim, is held in the highest regard by members of his church, by supervisors and fellow...
Still No Decision From Commission in Willingham Case
Most everyone familiar with the death penalty issue in Texas has heard of the ongoing debate and investigation regarding the Cameron Todd Willingham case. Willingham was executed in 2004 for the 1991 arson and murder of his three children. Since then, the science that convicted him has come under much scrutiny. The Texas Forensic...
Execution Halted by Supreme Court
The execution in Texas of what some people say is an innocent man was halted yesterday by the Supreme Court. I can not speak to the guilt or innocence question but it is good news for abolitionists that he execution was halted. Read more at the Fort Worth Star Telegram here.
The Fate of the Death Penalty in Illinois in the Governor’s Hands
So exciting! The Illinois Senate followed the House with a vote to abolish the death penalty in Illinois. It is now on the Governor’s desk. He is reported to be a supporter of the death penalty so what happens next will be very intersting and have implications for the broader debate across the country....
Is Texas KILLING Another Innocent Man Tonight???
I just got this email . . . January 11, 2011 Dear supporter of Texas Moratorium Network, Today at 6:00 PM Cleve “Sarge” Foster is scheduled to be executed in Huntsville by the state of Texas for a murder that his already executed co-defendant said Foster did not commit. Foster, 47, always insisted his...