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Execution Date Set for Troy Davis - Take Action

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Execution Date Set for Troy Davis - Take Action

Reprint from IHM SSOCIAL JUSTICE

Erik Wilkinson posted on September 05, 2011 20:18

On Tuesday September 6th, a Chatham County Judged signed a death warrant for Troy Davis. He is set to be executed on Wednesday, September 21st at 7:00 PM.

Troy was convicted in 1991 for the 1989 murder of Savannah Police Officer Mark MacPhail. Mr. Davis was convicted on the basis of testimony from 9 eyewitnesses; there was no physical evidence. Since then, 7 of the nine witnesses have recanted their testimony, often citing police coercion for their original testimony. Of the two witnesses not recanting, one has been identified by others as having been involved in the shooting. Mr. Davis has appealed through the legal process but has been hampered by a post-conviction system that seems to care more about process, than justice.

At this stage, Mr. Davis has no legal appeals left. All that stands between him and execution is a clemency hearing in front of the Board of Pardons and Paroles next Monday, September 19th.

Take Action

There are several things you can do immediately to try and spare Troy's life:

Send a personal letter to the Board of Pardons and Paroles asking them to grant clemency in this case. The address and fex number for the Board are below.
For Catholics, ask people to sign on to a petition to the governor asking for clemency. Please contact us if you have singatures - we will be hand delivering them to the Board of Pardons and Paroles on Thursday, September 15th.
Plan on attending a march and prayer service for Troy on Friday, September 16th at 6:00 PM. The march will begin at Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta and conclude with an interfaith prayer service at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Consider attending a prayer vigil on Monday, September 19th as the Board of Pardons and Paroles considers Troy's clemency appeal. Please contact us for more information.

More than anything, please keep Troy, his family and the family of Officer MacPhail in your prayers during this difficult time.

ACTION SUGGESTED:

Please contact the members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles BEFORE the clemency hearing, which is set for Monday, September 19, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. In Georgia, the Board, not the Governor, has sole authority for granting clemency to inmates. The Board may commute a death sentence to life without parole, to life or deny clemency. In your letter, please request that the Board of Pardons and Paroles grant clemency to Mr. Davis.

The best method of contact is to write an individual letter to each member of the Board:

Terry Barnard
L. Gale Buckner
James E. Donald (Chairman)
Robert E. Keller
Albert Murray

The address is the same for all board members:
     _________(Name of Board Member)
     State Board of Pardons and Paroles
     2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, SE
     Suite 458, Balcony Level, East Tower
     Atlanta, Georgia 30334-4909
     Telephone: (404) 656-5651

You may also go to the web site below and send an Email to each member:
http://www.pap.state.ga.us/opencms/export/sites/default/index.html?page=index.html