September 27, 2024 by V Leigh

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared. #EmmanuelLittlejohn #Oklahoma

We need to abolish the death penalty.

It’s inhumane, incredibly biased, and not a deterrent for crime.https://t.co/LYSGGAr8Je
— Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs) September 26, 2024

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Abolish. The. Death. Penalty.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) September 25, 2024

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We must abolish the death penalty.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 25, 2024

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The death penalty is simply wrong. We should reform this practice. https://t.co/9sHO5BFrSD
— Guns are killing America. Be the change. (@ZangerLiberia) September 26, 2024

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Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared. #EmmanuelLittlejohn #Oklahoma https://t.co/utttmmiJxq
— Minutes Before Six (@minbefore6) September 26, 2024

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The death penalty is flawed, racist, and unjust.

It has no place in America or anywhere else in the world.

Abolish it.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 24, 2024

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September 27, 2024 by V Leigh

The use of the death penalty in the United States is one of the ugliest stains on our broken criminal justice system. It is disproportionately imposed against poor people and people of color. We must abolish it once and for all.

The use of the death penalty in the United States is one of the ugliest stains on our broken criminal justice system.

It is disproportionately imposed against poor people and people of color.

We must abolish it once and for all.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) September 25, 2024

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It’s been an ugly, bloody week for the US. Alabama just executed Alan Miller, which makes five men executed since Sept 20th. We need to abolish the death penalty. Here’s a dozen reasons why. /Thread
— Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) September 27, 2024

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Tonight, Missouri executed an innocent man.

Our hearts are with Marcellus and his loved ones.https://t.co/ebCcFv0vWg pic.twitter.com/aSQxazoK9X
— Innocence Project (@innocence) September 24, 2024

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Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams was executed by the state of Missouri today at 6:10pmCT.

This is an absolute tragedy.

We oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as it is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading punishment.#NoDeathPenalty pic.twitter.com/wI6iVNAHVx
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) September 25, 2024

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Abolish the death penalty now. https://t.co/DfHEst9i28
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) September 25, 2024

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Tonight, Missouri lynched Marcellus Williams. DNA evidence proved he was innocent. It didn’t matter. Because the United States is a serial killer of Black people. pic.twitter.com/PUgTdzm8xU
— Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) September 25, 2024

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What does it say about our legal system when the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to stop an execution even when the county prosecuting agency that handled the original trial files a brief in support of a stay and supports vacating the entire conviction? #MarcellusWilliams
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) September 24, 2024

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Tonight, Missouri lynched another innocent Black man.

Governor Parson had the responsibility to save this innocent life, and he didn’t. The NAACP was founded in 1909 in response to the barbaric lynching of Black people in America — we were founded exactly because of people like… pic.twitter.com/joaluO5IEU
— NAACP (@NAACP) September 24, 2024

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October 13, 2018 by V Leigh

Caging human beings is not benefiting our communities

Right now, a single parent can be held in jail for a nonviolent offense awaiting trial for weeks, months, or even years. Why? Simply because they cannot afford to pay bail. That’s just wrong.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) October 9, 2018

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"Placing women and minors (or anyone…) in jail exposes them to violence and misery. It exposes their families and neighborhoods to loss of income, stability, and the everyday companionship of a parent, spouse, sister, brother, neighbor, or coworker." https://t.co/3yQJRLzHfz

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 5, 2018

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An Oregon sheriff releases videos a deputy made of Bryan Perry, who was in a padded jail cell, flailing around uncontrollably from a drug overdose. Deputies stood by and laughed at Perry. He died 5 hours after he was booked into jail. https://t.co/X2U0xBZZwj

— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 5, 2018

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Caging human beings is not benefiting our communities, creating a better word for future generations, or protecting the most vulnerable members of our community. We can invest our tax dollars in a better way. Follow @MassBailOut for live updates. #MassBailOut #EndMoneyBail pic.twitter.com/OhkGK8LuWZ

— Kerry Kennedy (@KerryKennedyRFK) October 3, 2018

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Debora Lyons, who suffered from mental illness, stole $155 worth of items from Walmart. It appears she was stealing out of necessity. She was arrested & her bail was set at $1,500. But she couldn’t afford to purchase her release. She hanged herself & died. https://t.co/jO4veGLUfr

— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 12, 2018

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BREAKING: The Washington Supreme Court just struck down the death penalty, citing racial bias.

This makes Washington the 20th state in the nation to outlaw the death penalty. We won't stop fighting until it's struck down everywhere in America.

— ACLU (@ACLU) October 11, 2018

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🚨🚨🚨HUGE news: Washington Supreme Court declares death penalty unlawful under the state constitution, converts ALL death sentences to life imprisonment. Capital punishment is over in Washington. https://t.co/Wv70eeVfQa

— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) October 11, 2018

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This is a huge deal not only because it brings the number of states without the death penalty to 20, but its one of the only times abolition was explicitly tied to the racial disparities that @NAACP_LDF, @ACLU, and others have tried to highlight. https://t.co/ubt2pS37So

— Maurice Chammah (@MauriceChammah) October 11, 2018

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December 22, 2015 by V Leigh

#PrisonReform Tweets 12.21

The UN, 4 Congressmen & the NYTimes are among those who called for the release of Louisiana prisoner #AlbertWoodfox– https://t.co/7lqClUdgUR

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 12, 2015

After inmate's death, what's really going on inside Santa Clara County jail?: https://t.co/AkXe5SEbdx via @MercNews

— PrisonReformMovement (@PrisonReformMvt) December 20, 2015

@getgln @SaucySisTah The death penalty in the USA is an instrument of racist terror and class oppression, and always was.

— Hendriks (@egosumhicetnunc) December 11, 2015

If we do not change the system, a black male born today stands a one in four chance of spending time in prison. That is unacceptable.

— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) December 14, 2015

The off this chart U.S. incarceration rate for women https://t.co/Jhna9k0YiH pic.twitter.com/vtS8ql37le

— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) December 14, 2015

2.3 mil adults & kids in cages in US, more than pop of Houston, TX or state of New Mexico. https://t.co/Ti9nkiMA3D pic.twitter.com/iOyo25MXqV

— Prison Policy Init. (@PrisonPolicy) December 8, 2015

May 29, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Tweets 5.29

The White Protestant Roots of American Racism http://t.co/XgwTz6iuDZ pic.twitter.com/g0txIHmAOR

— SPLC (@splcenter) May 28, 2015

My report on Chicago's #HomanSquare facility and alleged torture http://t.co/RkjGuJ7jFz @JuanMThompson

— Alexey Yaroshevsky (@Yaro_RT) May 28, 2015

You think lethal injection is barbaric? Three states still allow execution by hanging. http://t.co/uG6GNH5xSq pic.twitter.com/TV9CE3SscH

— deray mckesson (@deray) May 29, 2015

Charlena Cook, 8 months pregnant, roughed up by police for no crime at all in Barstow, CA. Appalling. All too common.

— Lisa Bloom (@LisaBloom) May 29, 2015

OMG this is infuriating. 8 months pregnant, police wrestle Charlena Cook to the ground. http://t.co/exQdHnEWLv pic.twitter.com/BqXiFH3eM9

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 28, 2015

May 25, 2015 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter 5.25

End mass incarceration. Address inequality. Restore trust between law enforcement & communities. Read this & share: http://t.co/WdnFuT8tjo

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 29, 2015

Progress! MT @markberman: Nebraska lawmakers voted today to make it the 19th state to abolish the death penalty http://t.co/b96Z91RbiT

— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) May 21, 2015

11. A first-time drug offense carries a sentence of 5-10 years. In other developed countries, that sentence would be 6 months or no time.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 7, 2015

@getgln @cal3bg http://t.co/b0OmPMWxhl please listen to this song and spread it everyone need to hear this #NoJusticeNoPeace #end racism

— Brandi Sweets (@brandi_sweets) May 20, 2015

February 11, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

3 students shot to death in apartment near UNC Chapel Hill

A 46-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting deaths of three family members near the University of Chapel Hill in North Carolina.

Source: www.cnn.com

September 11, 2014 by Oppression Monitor

Four decades of death penalty executions by year, state, race and gender, in 1 chart

Since 1976

Texas executed the most people
1999 had the most executions
More white men have been executed than Black men
Disproportionately more Black man have been executed. Black men make up about 6% of U.S population but about 30% of executions are of Black men
Females are the least likely to be executed

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Source: www.washingtonpost.com

July 23, 2014 by Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson

Botched Execution In Arizona Drags On For More Than Hour

Lawyers filed emergency papers to stop the execution of Joseph Wood in Arizona on Wednesday, saying prison officials botched the lethal injection.

“He has been gasping and snorting for more than an hour,” according to the motion filed in federal district court in Arizona. “He is still alive.”

Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

June 13, 2014 by Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson

Autopsy Report Alleges Clayton Lockett Execution Doomed By Staff Error

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Comments by an attorney from the Death Penalty Clinic at the U.C. Berkeley School of Law lay out the details of the team’s handling of the execution, which led to the heart attack that eventually killed him:

“The improper placement of the IV used in Mr. Lockett’s execution is just one factor that caused his prolonged and painful death,” said Megan McCracken, an attorney with the Death Penalty Clinic at U.C. Berkeley School of Law. “The three-drug protocol that was used exacerbated the pain and suffering that Mr. Lockett faced by needlessly paralyzing him and subjecting him to the pain of potassium chloride. Moreover, the state had no plan for contingencies in the event that the execution did not go as planned, as clearly happened here.”

There are also concerns of how properly trained personnel were regarding the execution. The Department of Corrections timeline revealed that the IV was applied by a phlebotomist and later confirmed by the state. When a local news outlet questioned the matter, the state reversed their statement and said that an unnamed EMT was the person to apply the femoral vein IV. According to the state’s execution protocol, a physician should have set the IV, and not a phlebotomist.

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Community Village‘s insight:

I thought that physicians took the Hippocratic Oath and were not allowed to harm people?

@getgln

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