GILLESDENIZOT

In September 2010, 9 human beings are scheduled to be executed in the USA. A total of 40 have already been executed in 2010 (see below).

This month, the USA distinguishes itself: a woman is scheduled to be murdered (Teresa Lewis, first woman to be executed in Virginia since 1912, with an IQ just above 70) while another woman (Gaile Owens) saw her death sentence commuted. A mentally disabled man (Holly Wood, with an IQ of 64, below the Supreme Court ‘Atkins v. Virginia’ ruling) is also scheduled to be murdered. Another seriously mentally ill person (Cal Coburn Brown) is scheduled to be murdered by the State of Washington. Notably, there are NO executions scheduled in September in Texas, where ‘Journey of Hope…From Violence to Healing’ will travel from October 15 to 31.

Please help STOP THESE EXECUTIONS and ACT to Abolish the Death Penalty in the USA.
Thank you! GD

URGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW!
(Please note that these dates are only tentative. Dates are subject to change due to stays and appeals)

September 2 (>> September 9) – Alabama – Holly WOOD
EXECUTED
Contact the Governor
Sign the Petition on Change
Sign the Amnesty International Urgent Action
Read the Post on Reprieve

September 10 – Washington - Cal Coburn BROWN
EXECUTED
Contact the Governor
Sign the ACLU of Washington Petition
Sign the Equal Justice USA Petition
Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

September 14 – Pennsylvania – Anthony DICK
EXECUTION STAYED
Contact the Governor
Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

September 15 – Ohio – Kevin KEITH
SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
Contact the Governor
Governor’s Statement Regarding Clemency Application of Kevin Keith
Sign the Petition on Care2
Sign the Petition on Change
Information Website
Ohioans to Stop Executions

September 16 – Kentucky - Gregory WILSON
EXECUTION STAYED
Contact the Governor
The Kentucky Coalition To Abolish the Death Penalty

September 16 – Pennsylvania – Brentt SHERWOOD
EXECUTION STAYED
Contact the Governor
Pennsylvanians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

September 21 > Sep. 27 – Georgia - Brandon RHODE
EXECUTED
Contact the Governor
Georgians For Alternatives to the Death Penalty

September 23 – Virginia – Teresa LEWIS
EXECUTED
Contact the Governor
Information Website
Sign the Petition
Sign the Petition on Change
Sign the Petition on Care2

September 28 – Tennessee – Gaile OWENS
SENTENCE COMMUTED TO LIFE
Contact the Governor
Read the commutation order
Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty

September 29 – California – Albert BROWN
EXECUTION CANCELED
Contact the Governor
Death Penalty Focus
Take Action NOW with ACLU Northern California

For ALL executions in Texas:

• WRITE a letter to the TX Parole Board Clemency Section, Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles8610 Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin, TX 78757-6814
• FAX the TX Parole Board +1-512-467-0945
• PHONE the TX Parole Board +1-512-406-5852

• CONTACT the Governor
• FAX the Governor +1-512-463-1849
• PHONE the Governor 1-800-252-9600 if in TX, or +1-512-463-1782 if outside TX or USA

What to tell Governors and Boards of Pardons and Parole?

• Write. Phone. Fax. Tell them you oppose the death penalty. Tell why you request clemency. Ask to be merciful. Remember that a simple “I oppose the execution” is enough to show that the execution is noticed and not supported.
• State your concern that executions continue to take place despite increasing public recognition of the inherent flaws and failures of the death penalty system.
• Express outrage and alarm at the high number of executions taking place in the USA.
• Urge the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency. Urge the Governor to stop the execution.

Already 40 human beings executed in the USA in 2010
(Date – Number since 1977 – US State – Name)

1. Jan.7 – #1,193 – Ohio – Abdullah Sharif Kaazim MAHDI (f/k/a Vernon Lamont SMITH)
2. Jan.7 – #1,194 – Louisiana – Gerald BORDELON
3. Jan.7 – #1,195 – Texas – Kenneth MOSLEY
4. Jan.12 – #1,196 – Texas – Gary JOHNSON
5. Jan.14 – #1,197 – Oklahoma – Julius YOUNG
6. Feb.4 – #1,198 – Ohio – Mark BROWN
7. Feb.16 – #1,199 – Florida – Martin GROSSMAN
8. Mar.2 – #1,200 – Texas – Michael SIGALA
9. Mar.11 – #1,201 – Texas – Joshua MAXWELL
10. Mar.16 – #1,202 – Ohio – Lawrence REYNOLDS
11. Mar.18 – #1,203 – Virginia – Paul Warner POWELL
12. Mar.30 – #1,204 – Texas – Franklin Dewayne ALIX
13. Apr.20 – #1,205 – Ohio – Darryl DURR
14. Apr.22 – #1,206 – Texas – William Josef BERKLEY
15. Apr.27 – #1,207 – Texas – Samuel BUSTAMANTE
16. May 12 – #1,208 – Texas – Kevin VARGA
17. May 13 – #1,209 – Ohio – Michael BEUKE
18. May 13 – #1,210 – Texas – Billy GALLOWAY
19. May 19 – #1,211 – Mississippi – Paul Everette WOODWARD
20. May 19 – #1,212 – Texas – Rogelio CANNADY
21. May 20 – #1,213 – Mississippi – Gerald James HOLLAND
22. May 20 – #1,214 – Virginia – Darick WALKER
23. May 25 – #1,215 – Texas – John ALBA
24. May 27 – #1,216 – Alabama – Thomas WHISENHANT
25. June 2 – #1,217 – Texas – George JONES
26. June 9 – #1,218 – Georgia – Melbert FORD
27. June 10 – #1,219 – Alabama – John Forrest PARKER
28. June 15 – #1,220 – Texas – David Lee POWELL
29. June 18 – #1,221 – Utah – Ronnie Lee GARDNER
30. July 1 – #1,222 – Texas – Michael PERRY
31. July 13 – #1,223 – Ohio – William L. GARNER
32. July 20 – #1,224 – Texas – Derrick Leon JACKSON
33. July 21 – #1,225 – Mississippi – Joseph Daniel BURNS
34. August 10 – #1,226 – Ohio – Roderick DAVIE
35. August 12 – #1,227 - Alabama – Michael Jeffrey LAND
36. August 17 – #1,228 – Texas – Peter Anthony CANTU
37. September 9 – #1,229 –  Alabama – Holly WOOD
38. September 10 – #1,230 – Washington - Cal Coburn BROWN
39. September 23 – #1,231 – Virginia – Teresa LEWIS
40. September 27 – #1,232 – Georgia - Brandon RHODE