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Stories from Death Row

Center for Death Penalty Litigation attorney and executive director Gretchen Engel in her office, holding a large-scale painting of a Native American girl in blue dress with an owl perched near her shoulder.

An execution’s aftermath: “I watched him die 15 years ago, and I still talk to him sometimes”

Aug 22, 2018
On that terrible day, the worst moment was telling Quentin’s family that the governor had denied clemency, and that he would be killed in 90 minutes. His younger sister let out a howl that I can still hear now. She sounded like an animal dying in a trap. A social worker and I then went to give Quentin the news. When we told him, and started sobbing, he gathered us into his arms and comforted us. Quentin was so much more than the worst thing he’d done.

An execution’s aftermath: “I watched him die 15 years ago, and I still talk to him sometimes”

August 22, 2018 · Kristin Collins

Center for Death Penalty Litigation attorney and executive director Gretchen Engel in her office, holding a large-scale painting of a Native American girl in blue dress with an owl perched near her shoulder.
Center for Death Penalty Litigation attorney and executive director Gretchen Engel in her office, holding a large-scale painting of a Native American girl in blue dress with an owl perched near her shoulder.

On that terrible day, the worst moment was telling Quentin’s family that the governor had denied clemency, and that he would be killed in 90 minutes. His younger sister let out a howl that I can still hear now. She sounded like an animal dying in a trap. A social worker and I then went to give Quentin the news. When we told him, and started sobbing, he gathered us into his arms and comforted us. Quentin was so much more than the worst thing he’d done.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Latest News, Stories from Death Row, Why We Care

A life condemned: Remembering my client who died on death row

Nov 14, 2017
My client, Terry Ball, slipped away with barely a mention after living on N.C. death row for almost 25 years. I believe his life is worth remembering, and that his story, like all my clients’ stories, hold keys to understanding the origins of crime and our shared humanity with people labeled the worst of the worst.

A life condemned: Remembering my client who died on death row

November 14, 2017 · Kristin Collins

My client, Terry Ball, slipped away with barely a mention after living on N.C. death row for almost 25 years. I believe his life is worth remembering, and that his story, like all my clients’ stories, hold keys to understanding the origins of crime and our shared humanity with people labeled the worst of the worst.

Filed Under: Guest Posts, Latest News, Stories from Death Row, Why We Care

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PLEASE sign our People of Faith Letter TODAY! Have PLEASE sign our People of Faith Letter TODAY! Have you signed our People of Faith letter yet? If you live in NC and identify as a person of faith, we invite you to add your voice to the thousands who are already joining us in calling for Governor Cooper to commute all NC death sentences!

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THERE IS ONLY ONE WEEK LEFT TO SIGN! Our goal is to reach 4300 signatures by September 28th. Please consider signing the letter if you have not already, and also share the letter with a few friends who you think might want to sign as well!

Make sure you do not miss your chance to join us in telling Governor Cooper #NoMoreDeathRow! 

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A stray bullet killed her sister two decades ago i A stray bullet killed her sister two decades ago in New York. Shneaqua Purvis eventually became a gun violence interrupter, dedicating her life to preventing tragedies like the one that befell her family. That included counseling the man who fired the deadly shot. “I want my story to reflect my own work,” Purvis says, “I can’t just talk about it. I need to be about it.”

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Four medical supply manufacturers are refusing to Four medical supply manufacturers are refusing to sell their equipment for use in lethal injection executions. This limitation may further hamper the ability of states to carry out executions, as a multitude of pharmaceutical companies have already placed restrictions on selling their drugs to departments of correction. 

Among these manufacturers was Johnson & Johnson. Joshina Kapoor, a spokesperson for the company, said that Johnson & Johnson “develops medical innovations to save and enhance lives… We do not condone the use of our products for lethal injections in capital punishment.”

Link to full article in @theintercept in our bio!

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