The only Canadian on Death Row in the U.S.
Ronald Smith - Death Row, Montana
His execution date was set for January 31.
Two days before the date was set, a civil court judge had
issued a stay in the case
because a civil suit was filed by the American Civil
Liberties Union.
The ACLU argues that Montana's use of lethal injection
is unconstitutionally cruel.
The civil judge ruled no execution could go ahead until that
case was resolved,
but the sentencing judge ignored the ruling and went ahead
and set a date anyway.
The Montana Supreme Court had to intervene in the jurisdictional dispute to uphold the stay.
An application for clemency has been filed with
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
who holds the responsibility for making the final decision
on commuting his sentence.
CANADIAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN IRAN
Hamid Ghassemi-Shall
"Canada is gravely concerned by indications that the execution of Mr. Ghassemi-Shall may be
carried out imminently, Canada urgently appeals to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran
to grant clemency to Mr. Ghassemi-Shall on compassionate and humanitarian grounds."
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Consular Affairs Minister Diane Ablonczy
www.jimmydennis.com
" As a strong advocate for the wrongfully convicted,
I have become aware of Jimmy's case and hope to help
Jimmy and his supporters find justice in this case. "
- Susan Sarandon, Actress/Activist - 2005
Jimmy
Dennis - An Innocent Man On Death Row
Visit The International Justice for Jimmy Campaign: www.jimmydennis.com to see
support from around the world bringing attention to this innocent man on death row.
CCADP Directors/Founders
Dave Parkinson and Tracy Lamourie
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Tracy Lamourie and Dave Parkinson speaking with with Mike Farrel, Edward Greenspan, Pat O'Connor and Juan Melendez at the Ontario Bar Association for Injustice Speaks by AIDWYC (The Association in Defense of the Wrongly Convicted), October 2011
CCADP's Dave Parkinson and Tracy Lamourie meet with exonerated
Florida Death Row prisoner Juan Melendez in Montreal 2004.
Juan had a CCADP webpage proclaiming his innocence when he was still on death row !
He was finally released January 3, 2002.
IS HARPER'S CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT PRO DEATH PENALTY ?
The Government of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper
has
turned its back on Canada's traditional role on the world
stage.
Canada
and The Death Penalty
" If this wretched, demeaning law goes back on the books
everyone of us in this society is demeaned by it. "
- Pierre Burton,
Canadian Author
| Prisoner Webpages | Prisoner Pen Pals | Executed Prisoners |
| Exonerated - Released - Re-Sentenced |These prisoners originally wrote the CCADP when
they were still on death row seeking assistance.
Since then, many of them have been exonerated and released,
with many more have been re-sentenced to a lesser sentence !
News
About the Court Injunction Against HB2376
Arizona tried to ban prisoners from communication with
people through third parties over the internet.
The CCADP filed suit against the state, and had the legislation thrown out as unconstitutional.
A Federal Judge ruled that banning our webpages would cause "irreparable harm to the First Amendment."
The CCADP has offered free webspace to over 1000 Death Row Prisoners Since 1998
"The Eyes Of The World Are Watching Now"
Last updated April 23, 2012 Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty
This page is maintained and updated by Dave Parkinson and Tracy Lamourie