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05/09/2008 Take Action! Talk to Your Senator About the NC RJA
05/02/2008 New Exonerations Raise Old, Unanswered Questions
05/01/2008 PFADP Co-Founder Jimmy Creech & Revs. Forbes & Tyson to Be Honored
Congratulations to PFADP Co-Founder Jimmy Creech, the Rev. Dr. David Forbes, pastor of the Christian Faith Baptist Church in Raleigh and a leader of the civil rights movement in North Carolina, and the Rev. Vernon Tyson, a retired pastor who worked courageously for civil rights. They will be honored by the NC Council of Churches with its 2008 Distinguished Service Award. These leaders “have worked sacrificially for the dignity and equality of all God’s children and for the full inclusion of all in church and in society,” writes Council Executive Director George Reed. The awards will be presented during the Council’s Critical Issues Seminar and House of Delegates meeting on Tuesday, May 13, at Greensboro College.
To register for the 2008 Critical Issues Seminar, including the Awards Luncheon, visit the Council's website, www.nccouncilofchurches.org. To register for the luncheon only, call 919-828-6501. Registration deadline is Friday, May 9.
04/28/2008 150,000 Bruce Fans and Counting!
04/02/2008 128th Death Row Exoneree Released April 2, 2008
Glen Chapman’s case illustrates why North Carolina’s General Assembly, Supreme Court and governor should suspend executions until they can resolve myriad questions. To begin with:
03/26/2008 Setting an Example After Tragedy
03/28/2008 Welcome to the New PFADP Website!
Thank you for visiting PFADP's newly designed website! What you see is only the building blocks of what we hope will become an essential tool in your efforts to understand and take action on the death penalty where you live. Look for an interactive blog and much more. For now please let us know what you think at info (at) pfadp.org.
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As the NC General Assembly reconvenes on May 13, many Senators will be deciding their support of the NC Racial Justice Act. In the wake of three innocent men recently being exonerated from death row in North Carolina, the state needs this important act which would allow for court reviews of any role race might have played in a death case.
It is vital that your Senator hears from you and understands the importance of this bill. It would be great if you would meet with your Senator, but at the very least please send your senator a personalized email by clicking here.
All you need to know is your nine-digit zip code, which you can find by clicking here.
A form letter has been generated to aid you, but the letter will mean so much more if you add a personal touch.
Thank you for your help and support! Please let us know if you have any questions.
05/02/2008 New Exonerations Raise Old, Unanswered Questions
By Stephen Dear
In less than four months, the State of North Carolina has freed and exonerated three men from death row. Jonathan Hoffman, Glen Edward Chapman, and Levon “Bo” Jones spent a combined 40 years on North Carolina’s death row. Jones is the eighth condemned man to be freed from North Carolina’s death row in the modern era, and the 129th in the country.
How bad do things have to get before North Carolina’s leaders deal with them?
Executions are on hold in North Carolina while (click headline to continue)
05/01/2008 PFADP Co-Founder Jimmy Creech & Revs. Forbes & Tyson to Be Honored
Congratulations to PFADP Co-Founder Jimmy Creech, the Rev. Dr. David Forbes, pastor of the Christian Faith Baptist Church in Raleigh and a leader of the civil rights movement in North Carolina, and the Rev. Vernon Tyson, a retired pastor who worked courageously for civil rights. They will be honored by the NC Council of Churches with its 2008 Distinguished Service Award. These leaders “have worked sacrificially for the dignity and equality of all God’s children and for the full inclusion of all in church and in society,” writes Council Executive Director George Reed. The awards will be presented during the Council’s Critical Issues Seminar and House of Delegates meeting on Tuesday, May 13, at Greensboro College.
To register for the 2008 Critical Issues Seminar, including the Awards Luncheon, visit the Council's website, www.nccouncilofchurches.org. To register for the luncheon only, call 919-828-6501. Registration deadline is Friday, May 9.
04/28/2008 150,000 Bruce Fans and Counting!
Thanks to Bruce Springsteen for hosting PFADP during his recent visit to North Carolina.
By our estimate, as of his show in Charlotte on Sunday, April 27, 2008, Bruce has now encouraged 150,000 of his fans to seek out PFADP and get involved and support us. Bruce has hosted PFADP at his concerts in North Carolina since 2000.
Thanks to all of Bruce's fans who stopped by our tables, signed the petition, and made a contribution. It was great to see you!
04/02/2008 128th Death Row Exoneree Released April 2, 2008
North Carolina exonerated its seventh death row prisoner today, the 128th exoneree in the United States.
Glen Chapman suffered 15 years on death row because police withheld evidence, and lost, misplaced or destroyed documents, prosecutors used weak, circumstantial evidence, a lead investigator gave false testimony, and his defense counsel gave ineffective assistance. There’s more: One of the victims in the case may not have been murdered, but instead died of a drug overdose.Glen Chapman’s case illustrates why North Carolina’s General Assembly, Supreme Court and governor should suspend executions until they can resolve myriad questions. To begin with:
03/26/2008 Setting an Example After Tragedy
By PFADP Executive Director Stephen Dear
Guest column in The Chapel Hill Herald (March 16, 2008)
In response to the senseless murder of Eve Carson, our community can offer an example for the nation. We have lost one of our brightest lights and now we as a community can make a decision about who we are and what we stand for.
03/28/2008 Welcome to the New PFADP Website!
Thank you for visiting PFADP's newly designed website! What you see is only the building blocks of what we hope will become an essential tool in your efforts to understand and take action on the death penalty where you live. Look for an interactive blog and much more. For now please let us know what you think at info (at) pfadp.org.
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05/12/2008 ABA: Stop executions until...
Op-ed by William H. Neukom, president of the American Bar Association, who states the need to examine the death penalty system.
05/09/2008 Special hearing on death penalty
05/07/2008 As Executions Resume, So Do Questions of Fairness
New York Times article following the release of Bo Jones, who was recenetly exonerated from death row in North Carolina. Jones is the eighth exoneree from North Carolina since the death penalty was reinstated in 1977 and the third exoneree from North Carolina in the past 4 months.
05/07/2008 The Death Penalty Returns
New York Times editorial encouraging open, honest discussion about the death penalty following the end of the de-facto moratorium on executions. Georgia was the first state to resume executions in the United States last night, May 6, 2008.
05/02/2008 Death row inmate to go free
Levon "Bo" Jones is the eighth person to be exonerated from death row in North Carolina since the death penalty was reinstated in 1977.
04/23/2008 Cruel and Unusual History
New York Times op-ed in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Baze v. Rees.
04/18/2008 A Supreme muddle
Examination of the decision by the Supreme Court to approve lethal injection protocol and how it impacts North Carolina.
04/18/2008 Supreme Court Ruling May Not Lead to Executions in NC
This article examines the current climate of executions in North Carolina following the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold current lethal injection protocol in Kentucky (Baze v. Rees).
04/18/2008 The Limits of the Death Penalty
The Supreme Court heard the case of Patrick Kennedy on Wednesday, April 16. Kennedy was sentenced to death in Louisiana after he was convicted of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter. The Supreme Court will rule whether or not it is constitutional to sentence someone to death for committing a crime that did not result in the death of the victim.
04/18/2008 Justices Uphold Lethal Injection in Kentucky Case
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Op-ed by William H. Neukom, president of the American Bar Association, who states the need to examine the death penalty system.
05/09/2008 Special hearing on death penalty
Click above for an article describing the Rev. Carroll Pickett's story. Rev. Pickett was a chaplain on death row in Texas. He is featured in the new documentary At the Death House Door, which will be broadcasted on The Independent Film Channel at 9 pm EST on 29 May 2008.
A panel discussion on capital punishment will also take place in Raleigh on Wednesday, 14 May 2008 from 1 pm to 3 pm at the auditorium in the Legislative Bldg. Clips from At the Death House Door will be highlighted. Pickett will be one of the panelists featured in the discussion. For more information and a full list of panelists, please visit our calendar.
05/07/2008 As Executions Resume, So Do Questions of Fairness
New York Times article following the release of Bo Jones, who was recenetly exonerated from death row in North Carolina. Jones is the eighth exoneree from North Carolina since the death penalty was reinstated in 1977 and the third exoneree from North Carolina in the past 4 months.
05/07/2008 The Death Penalty Returns
New York Times editorial encouraging open, honest discussion about the death penalty following the end of the de-facto moratorium on executions. Georgia was the first state to resume executions in the United States last night, May 6, 2008.
05/02/2008 Death row inmate to go free
Levon "Bo" Jones is the eighth person to be exonerated from death row in North Carolina since the death penalty was reinstated in 1977.
04/23/2008 Cruel and Unusual History
New York Times op-ed in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Baze v. Rees.
04/18/2008 A Supreme muddle
Examination of the decision by the Supreme Court to approve lethal injection protocol and how it impacts North Carolina.
04/18/2008 Supreme Court Ruling May Not Lead to Executions in NC
This article examines the current climate of executions in North Carolina following the decision by the Supreme Court to uphold current lethal injection protocol in Kentucky (Baze v. Rees).
04/18/2008 The Limits of the Death Penalty
The Supreme Court heard the case of Patrick Kennedy on Wednesday, April 16. Kennedy was sentenced to death in Louisiana after he was convicted of raping his 8-year-old stepdaughter. The Supreme Court will rule whether or not it is constitutional to sentence someone to death for committing a crime that did not result in the death of the victim.
04/18/2008 Justices Uphold Lethal Injection in Kentucky Case
The Supreme Court Justices' ruling in the case of Baze v. Rees, which addressed the current method of lethal injection in Kentucky.
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