On November 12, 2010, Witness to Innocence added its voice to ICADP’s campaign to end the death penalty in Illinois! Witness to Innocence is a national organization of death row exonerees who are active in the movement to end this country’s system of capital punishment. Their stories of wrongful convictions and sentencing are some of the most clear cut reminders of why the death penalty is a flawed system, and why it must be repealed. In the past Witness to Innocence has teamed up with ICADP to promote abolition around the state of Illinois.
Last weekend (Nov. 12th) Witness to Innocence held their annual national conference in Chicago and collaborated with ICADP during this time. Exonerees from all over the country met with Illinois legislators in their district offices to discuss the issue of wrongful convictions and to urge them to vote ‘Yes’ for repeal during November’s veto sessions.
To learn more about Witness to Innocence, visit their website: http://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/index.php
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