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Voices on the Death Penalty Panel at Rhodes College

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

On Thursday, October 22 at 7:00 at Rhodes College in Memphis, a panel of speakers will share their perspectives on the death penalty. Each of these panelists has been directly touched by this issue in a personal way. Paul and Joyce House will be there for their first time together speaking in a public forum. Paul was released from death row in 2008 after he served 22 years for a crime that new evidence (including DNA) demonstrated he didn't commit. All the charges against him were finally dropped in May 2009. His mother, Joyce, has been a tireless advocate for her son, speaking to audiences statewide, including many lawmakers, concerning Paul and the problems with Tennessee's death penalty system. Kathy Kent will also share her personal journey as a murder victim's family member...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on October 16, 2009 (boomark / email).