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CURRENT NewsDr. King's Stance Against the Death PenaltyJanuary 16, 2012 As the U.S. observes the eighty-third birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this is a perfect time to reflect on the slain civil rights leader, Nobel laureate and death penalty opponent. Read More... Last chance to donate in 2011December 30, 2011 This year, Witness to Innocence should have welcomed Troy Davis into our organization as the country’s newest death row exoneree. But instead, the state of Georgia executed him for murder, despite strong evidence of his innocence. Illinois State Police settles wrongful conviction suit with Randy SteidlDecember 01, 2011 Today, the Illinois State Police agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Randy Steidl, a former death row inmate, and a member of Witness to Innocence's board of directors. Randy Steidl spent 17 years in Illinois prisons, including 12 on death row, before his exoneration in 2004. He was wrongly convicted and sentenced to die for the 1986 murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads before an Illinois State Police investigation in 2000 found that local police had severely botched their investigation. Read More... 27 Wrongfully Convicted Urge Texas Gov. Perry to Allow DNA Test for Hank SkinnerNovember 04, 2011 In a letter to Texas Governor Rick Perry, 27 exonerated ex-death row survivors—all members of the group Witness to Innocence— urged the governor to halt the execution of Hank Skinner and allow for DNA testing in his case. Skinner, who was sentenced to death for a 1995 triple murder, has a scheduled execution date of November 9. Read More... Announcing David Love as the New Executive DirectorOctober 31, 2011 Our Board of Directors has hired David Love as the new Executive Director of Witness to Innocence! David was introduced to the WTI members at our national Gathering that was recently held in Austin, TX from October 20-23, 2011. Now, we’d like to introduce him to all of you. David will officially take the helm of WTI on November 1, 2011. Read More... Coverage of Texas Freedom Ride and the Annual March to Abolish the Death PenaltyOctober 31, 2011 Exonerated Death Row survivors from seven took their powerful message against the death penalty across Texas from October 12th through 19th. They also led the 12th Annual March to Abolish the Death Penalty in Austin, TX on October 22, 2011. Read More... |
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