Our nonprofit, Innocence Matters, will soon be fully operational. You can check us out at http://www.innocencematters.us for more information our work to exonerate Troy Davis. We are looking for some key volunteers who are dedicated to assist us in our work. Our immediately priority is to secure funding and raise public awareness. I will be devoting myself full time to the cause and hope that many of you can join me. If you are interested, email me. Many |
There are many organizations that are putting their resources into the fight for Troy Davis; the latest to join on a national level is the NAACP. Last week, they launched a new web site www.iamtroy.com, which, thankfully, focuses on Troy's innocence and not an anti-death penalty platform. They, like other organizations (see http://freetroydavis.com/chisolm_reopen.aspx for list) are collecting signatures from people urging Chatham County |
See video here http://freetroydavis.com/news.aspx
By JoAnn Merrigan
Published: June 4, 2009
A group is meeting this afternoon to formally call on Chatham County District Attorney Larry Chisolm to investigate evidence suppporters say points to the innocence of Savannah death row prisoner Troy Davis.
Davis has been on death row for 18 years for the 1989 murder of Savannah police office Mark MacPhail.
Thursday the group gave petitions with about 4,700 signatures to Lydia
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Two recent news stories pasted below that you can use in your letter to Larry Chisolm.
NAACP presses Ga. DA to revisit Troy Davis case & Task Force To Examine Wrongful Convictions
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NAACP presses Ga. DA to revisit Troy Davis case
By RUSS BYNUM
(Published June 04, 2009)
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The NAACP called Thursday for Chatham County's new district attorney to reconsider the case against death-row inmate Troy Davis, saying issues raised in Davis' appeals cast considerable doubt |
Case of death row inmate Troy Davis puts new D.A. in tight spot
Some say Davis, a black man, was wrongly convicted of killing an off-duty white police officer. They are pressing the county's first black D.A. to intervene, a politically dicey prospect.
By Richard Fausset
June 3, 2009
Reporting from Savannah, Ga. -- Larry Chisolm, the first black district attorney in Chatham County, Ga., was sitting in his modern, sixth-floor office, tolerating an interview but declining to speak |
I've received some emails with questions on how to stay informed. Here are two easy ways to automatically receive updates on Innocence Matters work on Troy's behalf. First, join our Innocence Matters Google Group where we will post announcements relating to efforts from various groups working on behalf of Troy. Second, choose to receive RSS feed to the Act Now for Troy blog by clicking the RSS link at the top of this page and then click Subscribe to this |
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Thank you for the many inquiries over the past few weeks. I realize my silence has cause wild speculation that I have "disappeared." On the contrary, I've been busy working behind the scenes.
Please check out the site for many updates - including all briefing pending before SCOTUS. (see home page or "Case Documents" link. More updates and call to action to follow throughout the week.
I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to consider making a small
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I have added a page Prosecutor's Role where you can find a comparison between DA Lawton's handling of Davis' case and Dallas DA Craig Watkin's view of his job. The contrast between the two is extraordinary! This page will be supplemented soon with information on the new Chatham County DA Larry Chisolm as we all wait to see if he is more aligned with the ideal prosecutor (Watkins) or those who tend to blindly defend their convictions (Lawton).
A special thanks to Dori
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By all accounts from those who attended, the NAACP and lawmakers' recent visit to Troy had a huge impact on their commitment to play a pivotal role in vindicating Troy. (For those of you that have the pleasure to meet Troy, you know how compellingly he is.) After two hours with Troy, they left the prison convinced of Troy's innocence. See http://freetroydavis.com/news.aspx for a collection of news articles and videos from the conference. |
I've posted some older radio interviews on the site. You can find them at http://freetroydavis.com/page1003.aspx or by clicking the News, Video, & Photos link at www.freetroydavis.com. You will be amazed at Spencer Lawton's comments justifying the execution of Troy Davis. You should check back soon for an interesting contrast and compare discussion of Lawton vs. Craig Watson's (Dallas, TX DA) approach to their job. Thanks, Deirdre Please consider making donation to |
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At 12:45 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, May 29, 2009, Ben Jealous, president of NAACPand two U.S. Congressmen, John Lewis and Hank Johnson will hold a press conference outside Jackson, GA State Prison to discuss the Troy Davis case. They will have a chance to visit Troy before the conference.
If you're in the area or can get there, please stop by. We expect that one or more of those attending will video-tape the conference so that we can get it posted on YouTube for mass
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If you know a professor (who doesn't), please forward the first letter to them soliciting their support. If you are a concerned professor, please consider signing the second letter.
Join historian Howard Zinn, activist and writer Angela Davis, and author Noam Chomsky and others taking a stand for Troy Davis...
Dear Colleague,
As you may be aware, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th |
From Martina Correia (Troy's sister) - Currently there are 1,142 signatures. We need many more, spread the word! Sign now! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/17/investigate-the-injustice
INVESTIGATE THE INJUSTICE
Troy Anthony Davis, who is on Georgia's death row, could soon face a fourth execution date. Yet no jury has ever heard the compelling new evidence that can prove his innocence. We call upon you, our elected officials, to investigate this case.
Troy Davis has been on death row in |
Amnesty International is spearheading an effort to canvass Savannahians this Sunday. See message from Kathryn Hamoudah, Amnesty's State Death Penalty Abolition Coordinator, below. If you can join them these Sunday in Savannah, please contact her directly; her email is kathryn.hamoudah@gmail.com. Last weekend a group of us canvassed in Savannah and we collected 1,351 signatures in 3 hours! That brings our collective total from the last 3 weeks to 2,759 |
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As bizarre as this last year has been, the reality is we live in a country where innocence should matter. As long as we believe that then we have no other option but to try harder. Here are some things you can do in no particular order. 1) Join our Innocence Matters group to get updates on progress and strategy during these critical days. 2) Write to Rainbow Medical Association, the folks whose job it is to kill Troy, and implore
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For now, we wait. After the Court announces its decision, which we expect on Tuesday, October 14, 2008, we will alert supporters of our next steps via the Innocence Matters listserv. If you want to be added to the list, please email deirdre@innocencematters.us and included "Add to List" in subject line.
Thank you,
Deirdre
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There have been numerous reports of police and prosecutorial misconduct in Troy's case. The prosecutor has been aware of these allegation at least as early as 1991, and probably as early at 1989.
According witnesses, the State of Georgia, through DA Spencer Lawton, suborned perjury in a death penalty case. We are calling on the Georgia Attorney General to conduct a full and fair independent investigation PRIOR to executing an innocent man.
There has NEVER been an investigation into
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