URGENT JANUARY 2020 ACTION ALERT
Abolish the death penalty in virginia
Virginia's death penalty is rooted in racism. It is time to put an end to this unjust system. Help us call on legislators to abolish the death penalty in Virginia.
"If sentencing to death and possibly executing an innocent person isn't cruel and unusual punishment, nothing is."
— Ray Krone, 100th death row exoneree
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Our Mission
Witness to Innocence (WTI) is the only national organization in the United States composed of and led by exonerated death row survivors and their family members. The mission of WTI is to abolish the death penalty by empowering exonerated death row survivors and their loved ones to become effective leaders in the abolition movement. WTI actively challenges political leaders and the public to grapple with the reality of a fatally flawed criminal justice system that sends innocent people to death row. WTI also seeks ways to support death row survivors and their loved ones as they confront the challenges of life after exoneration.
Our Vision
A country that joins more than 140 other nations in abolishing the death penalty in law or in practice. A country that grants fair and speedy compensation to the wrongfully convicted. A country that puts “justice” back into the criminal justice system.