We were prisoners by birth, the sun is hiding from my face! Prisoners by faith, as it feared my mother’s heart. Imprisoned by the state, as it pierced the darkened wood. Imprisoned in the name of one of all these Gods. We were prisoners of power, one blanket and four souls. Prisoners of color shivering in…
Real fucked up. And when I say real I mean real in every facet of the word. The prison system is real and it is a dual break down built to destroy, not correct, the individual man or woman, father or mother, brother or sister led astray by whatever vice or action, even wrongfully convicted act,…
For those who do not know what the Polunsky Unit is; it is the Death Row Unit in Texas, USA. In 2010, I actively supported a death row inmate, Michael James Perry. After only a couple of weeks, we became close friends and saving his life became my priority number one. When you support a…
Dear Sir John Huppenthal, I am an Latin-American woman. While living in Europe, I experience for the first time what it is to be an immigrant. So, I feel that I am entitled, first; as an American, second; as a Latina, and third; as an immigrant, to give my opinion and my feelings regarding your…
Chicago, IL—In this city law-abiding people are routinely placed into unnecessary danger and abject fear by their own government. Is being placed in fear somehow more tolerable than hunger or being denied medical care? For too many politicians, forcing people to live in fear is a desirable goal. Is it perhaps because these oblivious…
Do you believe that you can change? Do you believe that your partner has the ability to develop? Have you ever experienced a change in the behavior of yourself, of someone you love, of someone you hate or of someone you’ve just been viewing from a distance? The lack of belief in change that permeates…
This blog post will give you an overview of this months planned executions with links to articles, websites and petitions. We encourage you to contact governors to protest to the the death penalty every time it is imposed! Sample letter, applicable to all cases, is found here. We will also leave contact information to the governors.…
This is a sample letter that is applicable to most death penalty cases. This letter is a protest to the usage of death penalty, therefore it minimize the risk of spreading confidential case information. To: Governor (insert Governor’s name) Re: (Insert inmate’s name) – planned execution (insert date of execution or other…
Yesterday evening, I watched a reportage on the French television. It was about a case, a well-known case in France but some details that I did not know before really shocked me. First of all, I would like to precise that I am an anti-death penalty activist and also an inmate rights defender but when it comes…
I wont hide my admiration for Lyndon Larouche. I believe he is one of the most amazing people on this planet. I can’t say I agree with all his ideas but i admire his way to analyze things and putting the history in perspective. The guy is brilliant and very controversial, just check in wikipedia (though a…
