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Abolish the Death Penalty is a blog dedicated to...well, you know. The purpose of Abolish is to tell the personal stories of crime victims and their loved ones, people on death row and their loved ones and those activists who are working toward abolition. You may, from time to time, see news articles or press releases here, but that is not the primary mission of Abolish the Death Penalty. Our mission is to put a human face on the debate over capital punishment.
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Martina Davis Correia - Rest In Peace December 7, 2011
“I want people to know that we didn’t fail. As long as we keep hammering away at this thing, as long as we refuse to give up, we haven’t failed. We’ll be doing what Troy would have wanted us to do. Our efforts made an impact and we’ll continue to make an impact.”
Martina, the sister of Troy Anthony Davis, died December 1, 2011, 10 weeks after Troy was executed. She fought off and lived with cancer and related ailments while leading the effort to prove Troy's innocence for more than two decades. Troy and Martina's mother, Virginia Davis, died earlier this year. We envision and celebrate their joyous reunion. A touching tribute by Sara Totonchi of the Southern Center for Human Rights is here.
Photo & Text by Scott Langley: On the prison grounds on the night of Troy's execution, Martina Correia (sitting) introduces Monica, a young student from California (holding sign), to Laura Moye of Amnesty International USA (at right) so that Monica can get connected with Amnesty's death penalty abolition work. Martina gazes off toward the prison while Laura collects contact information from Monica. At this exact minute, at 11:08 pm, Troy Davis died.
Pope Applauds Political Activities to End the Death Penalty November 30, 2011
More good news: Today, the Pope made one of his strongest statements in support of the elimination of the death penalty. He was addressing the members of the wonderful Catholic Sant'Egidio Community on the theme "No Justice Without Life," when he said that he supports political actions around the world aimed at eliminating the death penalty. Specifically, he hopes "your deliberations will encourage the political and legislative initiatives being promoted in a growing number of countries to eliminate the death penalty."
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