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Media Advisory for Oct 3 Gathering in San Antonio of Victims' Families Opposed to Death Sentences for the Mentally Ill

By "Persian Cowboy"

MEDIA ADVISORY For October 3, 2008 Who: Members of Murder Victims? Families for Human Rights (MVFHR) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Amanda Wilcox, mother of victim who was murdered by someone with mental illnessLois Robison, mother of mentally ill son who was executed in TexasKim Crespi, mother of victims murdered by her husband, who suffers from mental illnessBill Babbitt, MVFHR board of directors, brother of mentally ill man who was executedRenny Cushing, MVFHR Executive DirectorRon Honberg, NAMI Legal and Policy Director20 families of victims and families of the executed from around the U.S. What: Event marking the official launch of collaborative project between national organizations Murder Victims? Families for Human Rights and National Alliance on Mental Illness opposing the death penalty for persons with severe mental illness...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on September 06, 2008 (boomark / email).