Weekly Board Meeting

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 4.19.17

While we and the rest of the world watching the unfolding horror in Arkansas, hoping that our friends have used their voices to speak out, we have also been keeping our focus on Alabama. As you know we have 2 upcoming executions and we also have a new Governor. While we have yet to find out about Governor Ivey’s stand on clemency we firmly believe that she has to be more evolved than her predecessor who stated that he would never grant clemency.

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 4.12.17

On the day the Judicial Override bill received an affirmative vote the Alabama Supreme Court set two execution dates. Thomas Arthur May 25th and Robert Melson June 8th.  You will find the Talking Points at http://wwwphadp.org/?q=alerts.  We  will also be sending them out separately asking you to contact Governor Kay Ivey.

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 4.5.17

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 3.22.17

Alabama lawmakers will vote next month on whether to prohibit a judge from imposing a death sentence when a jury has recommended life imprisonment.

The Alabama House of Representatives is scheduled to debate the bill on April 4 when lawmakers return from a two-week spring break. The Senate has already approved the measure. The bill is third on the proposed debate agenda for the day.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Alabama Death Row inmate Vernon Madison can't be executed.

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 3.8.17

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 3.1.17

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 2.22.17

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear Thomas Arthur’s challenge to Alabama's execution method, prompting liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the court should have considered whether the lethal injection procedures amounted to unconstitutional cruel and unusual punishment. This is bad news indeed!

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 2.15.17

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 2.8.17

Esther attended the SOS meeting in Selma. “Saving OurSelves - SOS: A Movement for Justice & Democracy” describes itself as a movement rather than an organization and we are grateful and proud to be one of the 40 plus organizations associated with it. We appreciated being given the opportunity to raise our issue and are very grateful to Senator Hank Sanders who once more pre-filed his 5 bills, as he has for so many years, addressing capital punishment.

Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 2.1.17