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The above photo of a rooftop sign visible to vehicles on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx came to us via twitter and demonstrates the permanence and deep resonance of the case of Troy Davis. On The Huffington Post, NCADP's Executive Director reflects on how the execution of Troy Davis impacts efforts to abolish the death penalty.
Saturday, Oct 1 was the Day of Remembrance for Troy Davis. Click here to watch highlights from the funeral. It is not too late to Click for details on sending a card or flowers, and click here for what you can do to keep the momentum going.
Plans for NCADP's 2012 Annual Conference are in the works. The Movement to Abolish the Death Penalty will be gathering in Baltimore, MD either August 3-5 or August 10-12, 2012. Please hold both dates - this information will be updated shortly.
Death Penalty Information Center Releases New Report
The Death Penalty Information Center has released a new report, "Struck by Lightning: The Continuing Arbitrariness of the Death Penalty Thirty-Five Years After Its Reinstatement in 1976." The report shows that despite the changes to sentencing schemes approved by the U.S. Supreme Court on July 2, 1976, race, geography, money and other factors continue to make the implementation of the death penalty arbitrary and unfair. Click Here to read the report.
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YOU can help stop the execution of Troy Anthony Davis
This compelling new video takes you to the scene of the crime and examines some of the eyewitness evidence used to convict Troy. Features CNN footage, one of Troy's jurors who now would find him "not guilty," and one of the original witnesses against Troy. Click here now - it's seven minutes well worth watching!
Read about and watch the video about artist Chaz Guest, who painted an official portrait of President Obama, as well as the portrait of Thurgood Marshall that hangs in the Oval Office, on why he had to paint and speak out about Troy Davis.
BACKGROUND: See more information about the case here. See a new video production about the case by clicking here. Click here to read a letter to the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles from death row exonerees representing Witness to Innocence. To read an interview about the case with Amnesty International's Laura Moye, click here. To read an interview with Troy Davis' sister Martina Correia about the case on radio talk show host Tom Joyner's website, Black America Web, click here. For more information about the religious leaders' sign-on letter for Davis, click her
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