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OADP August 2010 Newsletter
The Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty August 2010 newsletter is attached. Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty continues to grow as an organization. To go along with the new growth and energy is a new dynamic format for our newsletter created by Julie Saintanne, a newly enlisted volunteer. Please read this newsletter and share with your friends and anyone interested in abolishing the death penalty in Oregon.
Views from Around the World
Submitted by trodello on Mon, 07/05/2010 - 03:00
From: THE WEEK MAGAZINE (commentary from newspapers around the world) July 2-9, 2010 edition.
Death Penalty debate flares after firing squad execution
Submitted by trodello on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 21:02
Utah: The state has banned the method, saying it overshadows the crime and victim Nicholas Riccardi: McClatchy Tribune
For 4th time, murderer sentenced to die
Submitted by trodello on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 20:37
Deschutes County jury says Randy Guzek should return to death row
Tillamook Event Provides a Safe Place to Discuss the Death Penalty
Submitted by trodello on Sun, 06/20/2010 - 20:26
A report on recent event held May 22, 2010, commentary by Ron Steiner:
Retiring Justice John Paul Stevens Pleas for Abolition of the Death Penalty
Submitted by trodello on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 19:31
Commentary by Ron Steiner OADP Outreach Chair: Speaking at a large convention of judges and lawyers, in Columbus, Ohio, last night retiring Supreme Count Justice John Paul Stevens made a direct and emotional plea to abolish the death penalty.
Innocents Convicted of Murder in Oregon
Submitted by Clarence Pugh on Sat, 12/19/2009 - 01:46
Oregon has come perilously close to sentencing people to death for crimes they did not commit. Five people have been convicted of murder, or aggravated murder, and given sentences ranging from twenty years in prison to life without the possibility of parole.
Seattle PI: Cost of Death Penalty are Punishing the Innocent
Costs of Death Penalty are Punishing the Innocent
I recently had coffee in Seattle with Sister Helen Prejean, who has been a tireless voice of opposition to the death penalty.
Author of "Dead Man Walking," many might imagine Sister Helen as Susan Sarandon in the movie based on the book. Sister Helen was amazed that Washington, as seldom as it executes, still has a death penalty. As she colorfully put it, "You have a Cadillac that you never take out of the garage � why not get rid of it?"
New York Times: Innocent but Dead
Innocent but Dead
By Bob Herbert
There is a long and remarkable article in the current New Yorker about a man who was executed in Texas in 2004 for deliberately setting a fire that killed his three small children. Rigorous scientific analysis has since shown that there was no evidence that the fire in a one-story, wood frame house in Corsicana was the result of arson, as the authorities had alleged. Read More..
