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Freddie Lee Wright - Innocent
Man Executed in Alabama March 3, 2000 !
Wright was black and his victims were white. A
bi-racial jury voted 11-1 to acquit Wright,
leading to a mistrial, before
an all-white jury convicted him.
As he said in a letter,
"Its so much I want to express to the world but with the limited contact
most of us have its not many that will know what the last 20 years of my
life on death row has been like. But now through you I will
be able to touch the minds of a few more and the world will in some way
know I am human and I am full of love and compassion for others and their
causes just as so many like you are for the ones of us that must live out
the rest of our lives under these dark circumstances."
His Page "Atonement for
the innocent ? " includes letters from Freddie, detailed legal and
case informtion, writings and poetry, Freddie's answers to a student,
and contact information to the Governor.
Despite DNA evidence that showed police set Odell up, as well as witnessess stating Odell was not the murderer,
Bush decided to execute an innocent man
rather than have to go through the inconvenience of exposing the police
corruption in Texas as happened with death-row
cases in Illinois, as well as all the police abuse headlines recently from
both the LAPD and NYPD.
Odell Barnes - Innocent Man Executed
in Texas : March 1, 2000 !
``I thank you for proving my innocence, although it has
not been acknowledged in the courts,'' Barnes
said. ``May you continue in the struggle and
may you change all that's being done here today and in the past.'' Hours before his execution, when asked what he wanted for
his final meal, Odell Barnes said, ``Justice,
equality and world peace.''
Despite the fact that
a simple DNA test proved police were faking blood evidence against Odell
Barnes, they went ahead and executed an innocent man anyway !
The last filed appeal
was denied by the Supreme Court of the United States, early October 1999.
Once the appeal was denied,
the date for his execution date was set for March 1, 1999.
His page includes information
on his case and conviction, as well as all the news articles that gave
this case of Texas injustice international attention, and pleas to George
W.Bush from The Government of France, and The European Union. Odell
becomes George W.Bush's 122nd victim.
There is currently a film
being made about the wrongful conviction of Odell Barnes.
Bettie Lou Beets - 62 Year Old Grandmother
Executed Feb 24 in Texas
In her words, "My time is running
out and the state of Texas will pick up where my husband left off. While
the Texas law enforcement out there did nothing to help me, it is now legal
for them to finish the job." Even though
her death sentence was based on fiction as her lawyer hid the facts, Governor Bush refused to look at the evidence her lawyer
never admitted that would have stopped the death penalty from being implemented.
Texas pardons and paroles refused to look at the issues of domestic violence
as is allowed under Texas law. Both Governor
Bush, and Texas Pardons and Paroles board clearly failed in their duty to
uphold the integrety of their offices and positions. Visit her page for her writings
on battered women, her life, letters from Bettie, and more. Bettie's
page was recently featured in Canada's National Post newspaper,as well as
all the news articles that gave this case of Texas injustice international
attention, and pleas to George W.Bush from Battered Womens Groups and The
European Union. Bettie Becomes George W. Bush's 121st victim.
EDWARD
L. MCCALL Died, February 18, 2000-'Natural Causes'(AZ-Penpal request)
Hello. My
name is Edward. I am on death row at the Arizona State Prison inFlorence,
Arizona. I enjoy reading books that are both fiction and non fiction.
I enjoy reading everything except romance novels. I have no favourite
author to speak of. What do you like to read? I also
enjoy reading poetry. My favourite poets are D.H Lawrence, Robert Frost, and WB Yeats.
Who are your favourite poets? I also really enjoy listening to music.
I favour the oldie but goodies stations that play Creedence Clearwater,
James Taylor, Mamas
and Papas and so on. I also enjoy some classicals. I enjoy Strauss
waltzes, and composer such as Wagner and Vivaldi (Four Seasons). What type of music do
you like? I am also interested in subjects such as astronomy and zoology. I really
enjoy documentaries on the Public Broadcasting Channel. Do you have
any special
areas of interest? Now! What I really enjoy doing is following the
financial markets of the world, with an emphasis on stocks. I have
spent years studying the financial markets of the world. If you have
any questions about investing in stocks, or even a question about a given
stock...I would be glad to answer it. Please take a few moments of your time and
drop me a short note or letter.
My full name and address
is:
EDWARD L. MCCALL 44134 (AZ-Penpal request)
Nathaniel Barley - Died
in hospital: January 25, 2000 at the Ellis Unit in Texas
Nathaniel
was a 33 year old Texas death row prisoner. In the words of his attorney,
" He is the most troubling case that I know of. I've never seen so much
deliberate or negligent misconduct by the state. There is no
substantial evidence pointing to Barley's guilt." His page includes
photos, case information, links to another page on Nathaniel. He died around
noon, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000. He died of respiratory failure complicated by
Hodgkin's Lymphoma, a kind of cancer. A year ago Nathaniel had
a big ball cut off his neck and was supposedly given treatment to stop the
cancer. No one knows YET exactly how he was treated and why he died so suddenly,
but knowing TDCJ, Nathaniel probably died of negligence.
Visit Nathaniels' webpage at: http://ccadp.org/nathanielbarley.htm
GLEN CHARLES
McGINNIS Executed in Texas
January 25, 2000
(Glen Charles McGinnis TX Pen-pal request:)
I
am a Black African American young man, who is in mid twenties, 6 feet 1
inch, paper sack brown in complexion. I weigh 165 pounds to 168.
Clean cut, well groomed, with a straight white smile. I am the only
child to my parents who made some ill errors in life. First
time being incarcerated in prison, and I find myself on death row.
I have been on death row since late August of 92. I am know in the
final phase of my appeals yet I believe I have some more breathing left
in me. I am a very open minded individual who does not cater to race,
sex preference or origin, thus religion. I do not believe in religion
on an organized level, yet I deem myself to be respectful of others' choices
in life, for life is too short lived for personal complications and programming.
I am not interested in befriending or communicating with anyone who is
in want of saving my soul. I am okay with whom I am as a person, my
regrets in life are few, mistakes I've made, errors I've danced with, yet
I believe I had to live with the lot to be able to grasp and appreciate who
I am as a person today. I am not interested in defending or pseudo
justification of my current station in life, meaning I know and recognize
that today is a new day, I know and understand what is essential to my living.
I do not live in yesterday. I'd like to communicate with someone who
understands the mental concept of being able to deal with and select death.
Someone who knows we've got to make our peace with death in order to choose
life, because
death
is an incredibly good friend. It tells us that we don't have forever.
And if you want life, you'd better live it now! Because if you wait
it may not be there. A wonderful thing about Democratic Death, nobody
knows when its coming. And so its a challenge to you to live every
moment as if death were sitting saying to you "I'm here, I'm here, I'm here."
There's nothing more abhorent to us in our culture than a concept of death.
I have never seen a people more afraid of death than in the United
States. You know why? Because we don't live! If we lived, we
would not fear death. Being on death row presented that gift to me,
I've got an edge, because I'll be concious in advance of my impending day.
Its odd how I didn't have much appreciation for life while living in the
free world. Its taken years later for me to grasp meaning of Life,
Self, and Love. Life is a world of lessons. I'd liek to communicate
with someone thats not about catch ups, statistics or judgements.
Again, men, women, sexual orientation, whatever religion, isn't of relevence,
for I'm not trying to romance or be romanced in a mail correspondence set
up, whatever the case, I ask that the person who writes me be of genuine
mind set, for I tend to give simply that. I do not place expectations
on people, I do ask that whoever writes not expect nothing from
me
but be in the know that I will share all that I've learned and know in accumulation
in time, for having isn't anything if you can't give what you have.
I have learned a lot and yet nothing, yet and still I am willing to genuinely
share ME with whoever writes with a genuine intent. Thank you all
for reading this.
If
no one responds, I do understand, and I thank you nonetheless. PLEASE
WRITE:
Glen Charles McGinnis #999039 (Executed in Texas January 25, 2000)
Larry Robison - Mentally Ill -
Executed January 21, 2000 in Texas
Larry Robison was on Texas
death row for 16 years. In all that time he never recieved the treatment
or medication that he
has been diagnosed as needing. His page includes an essay writte
by his mother
Lois Robison, who is a
co director of HOPE in Texas. The essay is called, "WHY OUR MENTALLY
ILL
SON IS ON TEXAS' DEATH
ROW". Contact info on page. The Pope, among other international figures,
called on Governor George W Bush of Texas to stop the execution.
Of course, Texas ignored the international outcry once again. Larry's story was featured on 48 HOURS on January 13, 2000.
NO
PICTURE
YET
AVAILABLE
David Hicks - Texas - Executed
January 20, 2000
Page includes personal
letters from David, links to his other page, case information, a plea for
help, and more - including David's original penpal request.
William (Dave) Scott Innocence
& Defense Project - Died in Prison Dec 6, 1999
Dave was on death row
with a committed team fighting in Alabama to prove his innocence.
His page includes lots of information on his case, his plea to be back
home with his children and more links
David Junior Brown - North
Carolina: Executed November 19, 1999
Dawud Abdullah Muhammad
(Born David Junior Brown), was on North Carolina's death row
for 19 years. The
police investigation appears to have been conducted solely on the basis
that Brown was guilty and to have ignored all other possible suspects,
including David Ray Martin, who admitted
that he had arranged
to go out with Diane Chalflinch on the weekend she was killed, but that
she 'stood him up' ...Martin has subsequently been convicted of another murder
! The time frame that Brown had to commit the murders appears
totally unrealistic. At all other times, Brown was in the company
of witnesses who could provide him with an alibi...Despite all this, he
was executed ny North Carolina
November 19, 1999.
Visit his page for more information on his case, photo's news articles and
more.
Jessie Lee Wise - Lament for Tony M.
IN MEMORIAM - Jessie Wise
Executed
by Missouri May 26, 1999 - Jessie Lee Wise, an African-American
man convicted and sentenced to death never had his constitutionally -guaranteed
"day in court". Jessie's case was afflicted with over a hundred
instances of police and prosecutorial
misconduct which were never addressed. Dave Parkinson at the CCADP spoke
to Jessie hours before his execution and we are devestated by the death of
this exceptionally talented man.
Jessie
Lee Wise - Lament for Tony M. - Music from death row in Real Audio
!
Listen to Music recorded
at Potosi by Jessie before he was executed . . . We encourage you to listen
to Jessie's Music (in real audio) to help keep his spirit alive. Jessie
Lee Wise was responsible for running the music program amongst the other
inmates involved with Potosi C.I.'s music program and was an inspiration
to all. He will be sorely missed ! Hopefully, his music will live on - apparently
the master tapes are being released soon on CD by Jessie's supporters who've
kept his name alive, to help raise some money for the music program at
Potosi as well as for all the world to hear this talented musician !
IN MEMORIAM - Domingo Cantu -Texas,
Executed October 28, 1999
Executed October 28, 1999
in Texas. Domingo was a Native from the White Mountain Apache tribe,
and an artist. He
had been on Death Row in Texas for over a decade pleading for help for
a simple DNA test. His request for DNA testing was refused by Texas
courts, until recently. Thanks to Domingo's supporters a DNA test
was finally done. Unfortunately a stay was not granted after the DNA
tests came back with a positive ID on Domingo. Please visit Domingo's
page which links to his Italian homepage, letters from Domingo, his own
Synopsis of his case, and more. Artwork by Domingo to come.
JAMES SESSION - Died in his cell September 14, 1999 at the Ellis
Unit in Texas
We at the Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty are saddened
to report that James Edward Session, who was 42 years old, died alone at
the Ellis Unit in Texas around 3:20 a.m. Monday morning, September 14, 1999
in his cell.
Prison officials reported that he died of a heart attack.
Here is a memorial sent to us from James friend and fellow death
row prisoner Jimmy Jackson :
In Memory, Dedication to Mr James Session 669
Sad enough, Mr James Session has pass away, while living on
F-wing. I was informed by another person that my dear friend had a
hard time breathing an had requested to go to the hospital to seek medical
attention, and Mr Session stayed in the hospital for a couple of hours before
he was brought back to F wing. Upon Mr Session's return to F Wing,
he still had problems breathing and in the wee hours of the night Mr Session
was pronounced dead, to my understanding around 3 AM in the morning.
There's no justice for Mr Session who was a very good friend
of mines, and I know he had many more friends and love ones that love him
dearly. I know this system don't give a dam about Mr Session but I do and
I want all his penpals and love ones that might not know about what happened
to Mr Session, this is my reason for writing these words of love for Mr
Session because I knew he would do the same for me. The bottom line
is that this system murdered Mr Session. If the system would have
had some good doctor down there in the hospital knowing what they were
doing then Mr Session would still be alive physically not just spiritaually.
This tragedy should not go unnoticed. One must understand one apart
element about life, everyones life is very precious and so was James.
There should be a outcry about this systems way of treating human beings
in prison. The doctor often say take a Tylenol and call me in the
morning, won't get the job done, in this case it took Sessions life.
James was / is a good person,
lets not allow this system to continue to get away with murdering
innocent people. Don't you think its time to put a stop to
this nonsense which occurs not only in this prison but prisons all over
the world; enough is enough already don't you think? Mr James had a lot
of love, respect, understanding for the human race as a whole, he attempted
to live his life to the fullest while living in an unfortunate
situation an he was looking forward to be released from Death
Row, another innocent man murdered by this system. To all Mr Session
family and friends, we both know that Session love you all dearly and had
/ have much inundate unconditional love for you all an theres no doubt about
that either. Knowing
Session he would want you all to remain strong and always remember
the love in which he carried in the deepest core of his heart for each one
of you all. A man in his prime gone too soon.
Visit James' webpage for his writings and original penpal request:
http://ccadp.org/jamessession.htm
In Memoriam - David Leisure
David
was murdered by the state of Missouri in the early morning hours between
Aug 31 and Sept 1, 1999. The family of the victim had asked the governor
to spare Mr. Leisure. His trial attorney recently testified that he
had a severe personal drug problem at the time that he was representing
Mr Leisure, which seriously hurt the case. Our condolences to the
family and friends of David Leisure as well as to the Michaels' family,
who lost their loved one so many years ago. We would like to thank
the family of the victim for standing against the death penalty in this
case.
In Memoriam - Joseph Mario Trevino
Joseph
Mario Trevino was murdered by the state of Texas on August 18, 1999.
He is sorely missed by his friends. His page was made in loving memory
of "Pops", and includes his artwork and writings, as well as memorials written
by his dear friends.
IN MEMORIAM - Joseph Stanley
Faulder
JUNE 17, 1999 Killed by
order of George W. Bush STANLEY FAULDER-Canadian Executed In Texas! Sixty
one year old Canadian from Jasper Alberta became the 100th execution in
Texas, under Governer Bush, who is now a possible presidential canditate!
The Supreme Court refused to hear his appeal on the Vienna Convention, among
other issues. He was the first Canadian executed by the US in 47 years.
There were many irregularities in his trial, including a prosecution paid
for by the victims family, and Mr Faulder was denied his consular rights
for 15 years. In all that time, the Canadian government was not informed
that a Canadian sat in jail in Texas, let alone on death row.
Stanley Faulder wants to thank all Canadians, Parliamentarians
and citizens, who joined in the fight to save his life. He also expressed
his hope that Canadians would continue to fight against the death
penalty.
Click here to read about the CCADPs
International Tourist Boycott of Texas
as a result of Texas Governor
George Bush Jr. and the Board of Pardons and Paroles refusal to be
accountable to international
law and the international community !
CCADP News on Stan Faulder
Listen to News about Stan
Faulder by the CCADP on the Radio and the net . . .
IN MEMORIAM - BRUCE KILGORE EXECUTION
- JUNE 16th MISSOURI
Bruce Kilgore was an
African-American whose death penalty case fell through the cracks.
He was killed by lethal
injection at the Potosi Correctional Center in Missouri, after
Governor Mel Carnahan and
the courts failed to intervene. Bruce and his co-defendant
Willie Luckett were convicted
in separate trials of the murder of a St. Louis woman. Only
Bruce received the death
penalty. Although there is a credible claim that it's the
co-defendant who actually
stabbed the victim, only Bruce received the death sentence. Page
includes his clemency application
to the governor.
IN MEMORIAM - Mass Executions
Trinidad/Tobago,June 5th, 6th, 7th!
Our friend Stephen Eversley along
with 8 other men were executed within three days in Trinidad and Tobago.
We at the CCADP are shocked and horrified that the Carribbean has decided
to go the way of the US. Please cross Trinidad and Tobago off your
list of destinations, and visit our page to contact Trinidadian media, government
and hotels.
IN MEMORIAM - Steven Eversley
June 7th 1999
Our friend Steven Eversley
was executed the morning of June 7th as part of the mass executions that
took place over a 3 day period in Trinidad/Tobago.
Read Steven's letters to
the CCADP in months before his execution.
IN MEMORIAM - Scotty Moore
Executed by Oklahoma June
3rd - Scotty Moore was a friend to all prisoners and an activist while
on death row in Oklahoma. Many people loved and miss Scotty.In his
words, " I am a person, not a cause, and my family and friends are real."In
the days preceding Scotty's execution, the Pope made an appeal for his life.
JOSE DE LA CRUZ
executed May 4 1999 (TX-Penpal request) Right now, I am housed in
Solitary with nothing to do but stare at these blank walls. I really don't
know how long I will be kept here, but I really could use a friend to write
and pass the time with. I am a Death Row prisoner, 30 years of age. I have
not had any visitors in years, and have very little contact with the outside
world. I am a very open-minded person, and do not believe in any kind of
discrimination. I really don't have any hobbies because all I'm allowed to
do here in solitary is read and write, and I have very little to do of each.
So if there is anyone who is willing and able to write me, their letters will
be greatly appreciated.
Jose De La Cruz #908 (TX-Penpal request)
IN MEMORIAM - Ralph Davis
Executed by Missouri - The
Missouri Supreme Court, set his execution for late the evening of April 27,
officially just past midnight, April 28. Incompetent counsel,
Circumstantial evidence: according to
his current attorney, although
the blood in his car was Susan Davis', no murder weapon or body was ever
found. Page has information on upcoming protests in Missori against his execution.,
and also includes the text of his recent appeal.
IN MEMORIAM - ROY RAMSEY
Executed by Missouri APRIL
13, 1999 - State of Missouri murdered Roy Ramsey April 13. Roy Ramsey,
Jr. was one of ten brothers, born in southeastern Missouri. While Roy
received the death sentence, Billy Ramsey got a 25-year prison sentence in
exchange for testifying against his brother. He will be eligible for release
on parole sometime next year. Possible Innocence of Murder. Roy and
some of his relatives contend it was Billy, not he who was the gunman.
IN MEMORIAM - Roy Roberts
Executed By Missouri March
10 - Did Missouri execute an innocent man ?
The friends of family of
Roy Roberts will not forget him, and how the governor refused to listen.
The story was covered in
Newsweek magazine.
IN MEMORIAM - Norman Green
Murdered By Texas on
Feb. 24th, 1999 - Norman maintained his innocence in the crime, and we invite
you to read his writings on the details surrounding his case. There
were many avenues that his investigators pursued that were never brought
to light before, such as the Midas muffler mechanics who saw Norman already
outside, and getting in the car before any shots were fired killing anyone.
Click HERE to
read Norman's writing, "A True
View" about life on death row.
IN MEMORIAM - Jorge Cordova
Executed February 10th,
1999 in Huntsville Texas - George had been on Texas' death row for over
20 years for his participation in a crime committed when he was 19 years
old. We at the CCADP became friends and correspondents with George in the
months preceding his death. George had expressed
his wish to receive your
letters, prayers, and if possible, financial contributions for
funeral arrangements before the State of Texas murdered him on February 10th,
1999 by lethal injection. Please take a moment to visit his page which
includes news articles, writings by Jorge, and his wonderful poem,
Kings Ancient Flaw
- Click HERE to see some of George's artwork, Click HERE to see his baptismal certificate.
IN MEMORIAM - Jaturun Siripongs
Executed February 9, 1999
in San Quentin, California Thai citizen and devout Buddhist Jaturun Siripongs
was executed at San Quentin, CA on February 9th. Mr Siripongs had
gathered much support, including the support of San Quentin's former warden,
guards, the husband of one of the victims, and the Government of Thailand.
Jaturun (Jay) Siripongs admitted to being at the crime, but insisted he was
not the killer. Jay was a prolific artist who used his time on death row to
create over 700 beautiful paintings, most of which he gave away as gifts to
friends and attorneys. His work was put on public display in the weeks
preceding his murder by the state. CLICK HERE to see some of his artwork.
IN MEMORIAM - Kenny Wilson
Executed on November 17,
1998. In the weeks preceding this execution, the CCADP put this webpage up
in an attempt to garner support for Mr Wilson. Our sincere condolences
to his two sons and all his family and friends.
In Memoriam : Frank Valdez - Brutally
Beaten To Death By 9 Prison Guards In Florida
Frank
Valdez was a Death Row prisoner at Florida State Prison at Starke.
In July he was murdered - after a brutal beating administered by 9 state employees.
Page includes a poem, "Frank,"
written by fellow death row prisoner Anthony LaMarca after his
death.
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In Memoriam : Allen Lee Davis (Tiny)
- Images of An Execution - warning : GRAPHIC !
Allen
Lee Davis, better known as Tiny, was tortured to death in the electric chair
in July 1999. These graphic photos of Tiny after his electrocution
were originally posted to the internet by Florida Justice Shaw in his dissenting
opinion as to whether or not the electric chair is 'cruel and unusual punishment.'
The
other 'Justices' apparently think this is business as usual. Warnings
: photos are graphic and disturbing.
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