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Think twice about Lehmberg

Posted on April 09, 2008
Published by The Daily TexanImagine that an 11-year-old girl who has no violent history gets arrested, charged with capital murder and is hidden from her parents for four days. During that period, the interrogators question her for hours without break and with no lawyer present until she finally signs a false statement that she can not even read...

ROSEMARY LEHMBERG - A TALE OF TWO CHILDREN

Posted on April 02, 2008
ROSEMARY LEHMBERG - A TALE OF TWO CHILDRENby Barbara A. Taft, President People of the HeartGary Cobb, one of the perpetrators of the travesty launched against an innocent child, LaCresha Murray, in 1996, has been eliminated from the race for District Attorney...

Prison Board to Have Open comments this Thursday

Posted on March 25, 2008
Dear Fellow Activists, On Thursday, the Texas Board of Criminal Justice will be meeting in Austin and this is one of only two times each year when the public can address this board on any issue they choose. the next one is in July. This board controls the lives of all those in Texas prisons...

Message & Call to Action from Kenneth Foster

Posted on March 24, 2008
March 18, 2008 Dear Friends, I know that many of you have been waiting for some official words from me since I?ve been at my new Unit. And I apologize for the delay. I had hoped, when I made my first journal, that I could bring some good news. Of course the good news remains that I?m here and have the chance to keep this fight going...

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Podcast: Bryan McCann on Debating the Death Penalty

Posted on March 23, 2008
DC Tedrow of The New Texas Radical has published a Podcast of the workshop by Bryan McCann on debating the death penalty. On March 11, 2008, McCann gave a talk at UT-Austin on debating the death penalty, focusing on knowing one's audience, providing a framework for debate, specific death penalty cases, and the state of the capital punishment system today...

Spring Break in the Belly of the Beast

Posted on March 22, 2008
Alternet has published an article by UT's Bryan McCann about the 2008 Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break. By Bryan McCann, AlterNet. Posted March 19, 2008.At the Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break in Texas, students learn what it takes to fight state killing -- against all odds...

A Broken System ? Crying out For Justice

Posted on March 20, 2008
2007 ? 2008 National Speaking Tour In Austin, April 9, 2008 7 PM at UT, The Texas Union Chicano Culture Room, 4.206 Featuring Mothers of Texas Death Row Prisoners: Sandra Reed ? mother of Rodney Reed Anna Terrell - mother of Reginald Blanton Lee Greenwood ? mother of Joseph Nichols, killed March 7, 2007 A ?Live From Death Row? Event, with a call from a death row prisoner...

People's Tribunal Against the Death Penalty

Posted on March 19, 2008
One of the events during last week's anti-death penalty spring break was the People's Tribunal Against the Death Penalty. During the tribunal, students and members of the public put the death penalty "on trial." It was conducted as a sort of public "trial" at which the "defendant" was the death penalty...

Georgia Supreme Court to Troy Davis: Innocence doesn't matter

Posted on March 17, 2008
Capital Defense Weekly just reported that the Georgia Supreme Court denied a new trial for Troy Davis. According to Karl Keys, "In a sharp 4-3 decision the Georgia Supreme Court denies relief over a strong claim of innocence. The evidence of innocence, the majority holds, comes too late...

New Writing and Poem by Kenneth Foster/Haramia KiNassor

Posted on March 14, 2008
As I look out my window?.the building looks just like death row. I can?t help but to stare at it. The building is the same. The windows are the same. Even the area surrounding it is almost identical. I can?t seem to take my eyes off the building. I watch it as if it was going to jump out the way...

2008 Alternative Spring Break Schedule

Posted on March 09, 2008
Below is the schedule for 2008. There may still be some slight changes. Go to TSADP blog for daily spring break blogs by participants. Monday, March 10 Before 2 PM Housing check-in for people who have signed up for housing. We have rented several hotel rooms...

The Roosevelt Institution New Deal Essay Contest

Posted on March 02, 2008
Co-Sponsored by The NationThe Roosevelt Institution is asking students what relevance FDR and the New Deal have for the 21st Century. The winning essay, or excerpts, will be published in The Nation and the author will be awarded $500. The top five submissions will be published at StudentNation...

Houston Chronicle: DNA d�j� vu

Posted on March 02, 2008
Thats title of today's editorial by Houston Chronicle about Harris County's crime lab. How hard can it be to run a forensic lab according to the rules? The many episodes of the CSI television dramas usually get it right, but at the Houston Police Department's crime lab, the real-life employees can't seem to get their act together...

Alternative Spring Breaks

Posted on March 01, 2008
Party later. Change the world now!This year students will have three exciting opportunities to use their spring breaks to fight for progressive social change! Campus Progress is teaming up with several partner organizations to organize Alternative Spring Breaks on three different issues...

Kinky Friedman Endorses Rick Reed at State Capitol Press Conference

Posted on February 29, 2008
Kinky Friedman Endorses Rick Reedfor Travis County DAFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 29, 2008Austin?Today, Kinky Friedman, renowned Texas author, musician, humorist, and former independent candidate for Texas Governor, announced his endorsement of Rick Reed for Travis County District Attorney...

What sets Rick Reed apart...

Posted on February 29, 2008
Rick Reed has the smarter, more progressive stance on the issue of capital punishment...No doubt about it ... heinous, horrific crimes occasionally take place in Travis County. When they do, Rick Reed understands and respects the pain felt by the victims' friends and family members...

Capital-X to Walk For Life

Posted on February 29, 2008
International Human Rights Activist to "Walk 4 Life" to Abolish the DeathPenalty From Trenton New Jersey to Texas Andre Latallade, also knownas Capital-"X" will walk from Trenton New Jersey, approximately 1,700miles to the Governors mansion in Texas in an attempt to bring awarenessto the death penalty...

Rick Reed best choice for district attorney

Posted on February 26, 2008
Published by The Daily TexanBy Hooman HedayatiOn March 4, Travis County residents will vote for a new district attorney. Ronnie Earle, the current district attorney, announced last year that he is planning to retire after more than 30 years in office...

Rick Reed's TV ad

Posted on February 24, 2008

2008 Alternative Spring Break Public Service Announcement

Posted on February 22, 2008

The Economist: America's most vengeful prosecutor - You've got mail

Posted on February 22, 2008
Here is a recent article by the Economist Magazine about former Harris County DA Chuck Rosenthal.The death penalty's favourite district attorney resigns The biter bit HARRIS COUNTY, which encompasses Houston, is the most populous in Texas. Its district attorney is among the most powerful prosecutors in America...

Kinky Friedman to endorse Rick Reed

Posted on February 21, 2008
Rick Reed has received another endorsement. This time the former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman. He is going to be on Austin's 590 AM KLBJ at 4:10 to announce his endorsement.

Peter Rothberg of The Nation endorses Rick Reed

Posted on February 21, 2008
Rick Reed has been getting several endorsements in the last week. Today Peter Rothberg of The Nation magazine announced his support of Rick Reed in his blog and invited the readers to support his campaign. Hillary Clinton has staked her campaign on winning the Democratic primaries in Texas on March 4...

Daily Texan endorses Rick Reed

Posted on February 21, 2008
On Wednesday the Daily Texan endorsed Rick Reed for the Travis County District Attorney. Here is what they had to say about him.Since Ronnie Earle has decided not to seek re-election after holding the seat for 31 years, a new district attorney is something many Travis County voters will see for the first time this year...

Update on Kenneth Foster & the situation at the McConnell Unit

Posted on February 18, 2008
Hello Everyone,Kenneth Foster asked me to update everyone on the situation at the McConnellUnit. The last few months Kenneth and the rest of the guys in level G5 - themost restrictive level at the McConnell Unit - have been denied recreationtime. The excuse is that they are short staffed but it is only this section ofthe prison that is getting penalized...

2008 Alternative Spring Breaks

Posted on February 17, 2008

Perspectives at the Death House Door: A Special Hearing on Capital Punishment

Posted on February 15, 2008
You are invited to: Perspectives at the Death House Door: A Special Hearing on Capital Punishment Legal experts, elected officials and religious leaders will convene at the State Capitol to discuss the issues surrounding the death penalty including wrongful convictions, lethal injection, the role of religion in the death penalty, and the impact of executions on those closest to the process...

DA Race: Contenders weigh in on death penalty

Posted on February 13, 2008
2:50 PM | News 8 Austin |DA Race: Contenders weigh in on death penaltyBy: Paul BrownQ: In the past, Travis County has been reluctant to pursue the death penaltyin capital cases. Under your leadership, how will the DA's office approach thedeath penalty?Rosemary Lehmberg: We seldom seek the death penalty in Travis County and Iwill continue that practice...

Dallas Morning News endorses Judge Robert Francis for CCA

Posted on February 12, 2008
Today Dallas Morning News endorsed Judge Robert Francis in the March 4 GOP primary for the Place 4 appeals court seat currently held by Judge Paul Womack. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals certainly gets a lot of press ? very little of it good...

Video: ACLU/TMN Panel with Travis County District Attorney Candidates

Posted on February 12, 2008
During this 90-minute forum sponsored by Texas Moratorium Network and ACLU-TX, candidates went on record on a range of important issues, including the death penalty, police misconduct, political corruption, juvenile justice, drug laws and other issues...

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