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My Brother on Death Row

By Steve Hall

That's the title of an interview conducted by Alice Kim for In These Times.  It's subtitled, "Troy Davis' sister speaks out, as Davis awaits a Supreme Court decision."Martina Correia, Davis? sister, has led an international campaign to save her brother?s life and prove his innocence. South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former President Jimmy Carter have publicly expressed their support for Davis.Even as Correia faces her own personal battle with breast cancer, she continues to fight to win justice for Davis.You are calling on Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisolm to reopen Troy?s case. What are the grounds for a new trial?Some of the original trial witnesses have recanted, and nine new witnesses have said they either witnessed the murder or heard one of the original eyewitnesses confess to the murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 24, 2009 (boomark / email).