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The Death Row Soul Collective

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Words and Wisdom from the Row Co-founded by Jessica Hawkey and Karine Omry Visit our website at https://teapawt.net/t.co/OqQGXAxW1n

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Thank you, Governor Newsom @CAgovernor, for your decision to commute the death sentences of all 548 people on California’s death row. The Death Row Soul Collective applauds this courageous step and hopes more states will follow. Every life has value. #EndTheDeathPenalty
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On Thursday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the commutation of 548 death sentences, reducing the sentence of everyone on the state’s death row to life without parole. truthout.org/articles/newsom…
Newsom Commutes All 548 Death Sentences in California

Newsom Commutes All 548 Death Sentences in California

The governor altered the sentences of people facing the death penalty to lifetime imprisonment without parole.

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Lee Hedgepeth@lee_hedgepethNov 6
Moments before Michael Taylor took his last breath, he turned his head toward his lawyers seated in the witness room adjoining Alabama’s execution chamber. Before them, their client lay strapped to a gurney, his arms outstretched crucifixion-style: treadbylee.com/p/reflections…
Reflections from a Love’s Truck Stop: The Execution of Michael Shannon Taylor

Reflections from a Love’s Truck Stop: The Execution of Michael Shannon Taylor

Michael Taylor was convicted of a double homicide more than 33 years ago. Thursday evening, the State of Alabama enacted its revenge.

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Clive Stafford Smith@CliveSSmithNov 7
In light the horrible things Republicans did with their death penalty in recent weeks, it is worth reading why Gov Newsome's mass clemency of 565 death row prisoners in California was such a humane and sensible move clemencyca.org/facts/ At a stroke reduces Death Row USA by 28%
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Martin Luther King III
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Capital punishment is a barbaric, inhumane practice that belongs firmly in the past. As a long-time vocal opponent of the death penalty, I commend @CAgovernor for commuting the sentences of everyone on death row in the Golden State.
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Breaking News: California Governor Gavin Newsom spared the lives of everyone on death row in the state, commuting the sentences of 548 prisoners. nyti.ms/4zu9I2f
Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates

Newsom Commutes the Sentences of California’s 548 Death Row Inmates

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is considering a run for president, called capital punishment morally objectionable. Though California hasn’t executed anyone for 20 years, that represents about a quarter of...

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Robert Dunham
@RDunhamDPNov 6
From Paul Wilson, whose wife, Christy, was one of eight people murdered in what has become known as the Seal Beach Massacre — @CAgovernor Newsom is right to commute death sentences. They revictimize families. latimes.com/opinion/story/20… @latimes @GavinNewsom @DPFocus @SmartJusticeCA @Journey0fHope @uscedp #California #deathpenalty
Contributor: Newsom is right to commute death sentences. They revictimize families

Contributor: Newsom is right to commute death sentences. They revictimize families

It was not sympathy for the murderer that changed my mind. It was what I learned about our criminal justice system — and what the pursuit of a death sentence did to the families of the people who...

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Attika@Attika_tNov 7
Against the death penalty? All my Links: linktr.ee/attikat In August 11, 2016, I founded No Death Penalty. facebook.com/groups/nodeathp… Follow me. teapawt.net/Attika_t instagram.com/iam_attika/ tiktok.com/@attika_t bsky.app/profile/iamattika.b…
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Attika@Attika_tNov 7
#Oklahoma EXECUTION ALERT - PPB denies clemency for #JamesPavatt (See my Twitter) Protest Execution of James. Contact Governor Stitt. actionnetwork.org/petitions/… 405.521.2342 Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/… Execution: November 12, 2026 @GovStitt
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Attika@Attika_tNov 7
#Texas EXECUTION ALERT - Stop Execution of #JohnRubio (See my Twitter) Contact Board of Pardons And Paroles. [email protected] (John Rubio: 999462 ; Date of Birth: 08/12/1980) Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/… Execution: November 12, 2026 @GregAbbott_TX
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Attika@Attika_tNov 7
#Texas Stop Execution of #ReinaldoDennes. ( See my Twitter) Read/Sign/Share the Petition. actionnetwork.org/petitions/… ( More soon) Execution : November 19, 2026 @GregAbbott_TX
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Attika@Attika_tNov 7
#Florida Stop Execution of #ThomasOverton ( See my Twitter) Sign petitions. actionnetwork.org/petitions/… actionnetwork.org/petitions/… Contact Governor DeSantis. Send a letter , here: actionnetwork.org/letters/te… Execution : November 19, 2026 @GovRonDeSantis
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Attika@Attika_tNov 7
#Florida Stop Execution of #RicardoGonzalez ( See my Twitter) Read /Sign /Share the Petitions actionnetwork.org/petitions/… actionnetwork.org/petitions/… ( More soon) Execution : December 1, 2026 @GovRonDeSantis
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Janai Nelson@JNelsonLDFNov 6
Gov. Newsom’s historic commutation of 548 death sentences will be the largest reduction in the U.S. death row population since LDF’s 1972 Supreme Court victory Furman v. Georgia which created a nearly five-year moratorium that saved over 600 lives. naacpldf.org/press-release/l…
LDF Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Historic Commutation of Every Person’s Death Sentence on California’s...

LDF Applauds Gov. Newsom’s Historic Commutation of Every Person’s Death Sentence on California’s...

Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of California’s entire death row, totaling 548 sentences. California held approximately a quarter of the entire country’s death row...

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Vera Institute of Justice@verainstituteNov 6
“There are more ladies who are still in prison as a result of domestic violence. We need a law to help them.”— Beatrice “Beasy” Taylor, an advocate for survivor justice legislation in Louisiana vera.org/news/the-push-to-ch…
The Push to Change Laws That Punish Survivors of Abuse

The Push to Change Laws That Punish Survivors of Abuse

Beatrice “Beasy” Taylor called 911 again and again for protection from a violent ex-partner who was threatening to kill her . One night, he returned mere…

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@eji_orgNov 5
This week Virginia voters ended the lifetime voting ban for any felony conviction which was codified in 1902 to reduce Black political power. A new constitutional amendment automatically restores the right to vote upon release from incarceration. eji.org/news/reversing-jim-c…
Reversing Jim Crow-Era Ban, Virginians Restore Voting Rights

Reversing Jim Crow-Era Ban, Virginians Restore Voting Rights

Amendment 3 passed with over 56% of the vote.

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Karine Omry@KarineOmryNov 6
I remember #JustenHall executed by the state of Texas on November 6, 2019. He had a serious mental illness and waived his appeals. His lawyers documented his worsening mental health on death row but the court refused to hold a competency hearing. Read: deathpenaltyinfo.org/justen-…
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Attika@Attika_tNov 6
#Texas EXECUTION ALERT - Stop Execution of #JohnRubio (See my Twitter) Contact Board of Pardons And Paroles. [email protected] (John Rubio: 999462 ; Date of Birth: 08/12/1980) Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/… Execution: November 12, 2026 @GregAbbott_TX
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Attika@Attika_tNov 6
#Oklahoma EXECUTION ALERT - PPB denies clemency for #JamesPavatt (See my Twitter) Protest Execution of James. Contact Governor Stitt. oklahoma.gov/governor/contac… 405.521.2342 Talking points: actionnetwork.org/petitions/… Execution: November 12, 2026 @GovStitt
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@RDunhamDPNov 5
Florida has executed Jesse Guardado. Here's some background — Jesse Guardado will be latest Florida Dozier boy to be executed. tallahassee.com/story/news/2… @TDOnline @USATODAY @cabridges @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg @uscedp #deathpenalty
Jesse Guardado is latest Florida Dozier boy to be executed

Jesse Guardado is latest Florida Dozier boy to be executed

Jesse Guardado attended the Dozier School before receiving a death sentence. He is far from the only former student who did.

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@RDunhamDPNov 6
A sensitive eyewitness account of Alabama’s execution of Michael Taylor by Lee Hedgepeth-- Reflections from a Love’s Truck Stop. open.substack.com/pub/treadb… @TreadbyLee @lee_hedgepeth @PHADP @AlabamaArise @eji_org @uscedp @amnestyusa @CCATDP @floccjustice @PFADP #deathpenalty
Reflections from a Love’s Truck Stop: The Execution of Michael Shannon Taylor

Reflections from a Love’s Truck Stop: The Execution of Michael Shannon Taylor

Michael Taylor was convicted of a double homicide more than 33 years ago. Thursday evening, the State of Alabama enacted its revenge.

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