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Sister Helen Prejean

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3 years

The death penalty is fundamentally a poor person’s issue. Over nearly 40 years of visiting death row facilities across the United States, I have never met a single person with money or resources. Capital punishment means “those without the capital get the punishment.”

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The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will present an award to Attorney General Barr for “Christlike behavior” tomorrow morning. A.G. Barr has ordered the executions of six men with at least one more on the calendar. What is “Christlike” about using discretionary power to kill?

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s dissent tonight in U.S. v. Dustin Higgs will be remembered long into the future as one of the most thorough, resounding indictments of this administration’s reckless, immoral, illegal effort to execute as many people as possible, as quickly as possible.

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The death penalty is fundamentally a poor person’s issue. I have never met a single person with money or resources on death row. Capital punishment means “those without the capital get the punishment.”

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Today will be Brandon Bernard's last. No matter what crime a person has committed, the act of taking a healthy, breathing, conscious, aware being, strapping him down and snuffing out his life with a lethal injection, is a stain on us all. We must learn to be better than this.

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The former slave states are the current death penalty states. It's not a coincidence. Racism infects our entire criminal justice system.

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Justice Sotomayor opens her dissent in U.S. v. Dustin Higgs by saying the names of every person executed by the federal government over the past year.

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I spoke with #BrandonBernard yesterday alongside his legal team. Brandon told us about everything he was grateful for in his life. He died with dignity and love, in spite of the cruel, unjust system that condemned him to die as a result of egregious prosecutorial misconduct.

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I raise my voice in fervent opposition to the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast's scandalous offer of an award to Attorney General Barr for his "exemplary Christlike" behavior. I urge the group to immediately rescind their inivtation, and I urge anyone reading this to join me.

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The 2020 National Catholic Prayer Breakfast will be streamed online on Sept. 23 the organization announced on Wednesday. The event will honor Attorney General William Barr.

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Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey, who put 23 people on death row, has been defeated by DA-Elect George Gascon, a death penalty opponent who will never put anyone on death row, will never request an execution date, and will work to re-sentence those already on death row.

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Attorney General Barr has presided over an unprecedented spree of federal executions this year. He’s got at least three more people lined up for executions during the “lame-duck” period. Why did the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast grant Barr an award for “Christlike behavior”?

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AG Barr just set three more federal execution dates in addition to the two already scheduled in December. The federal government just executed Orlando Hall last night. If Barr gets his way, six people will be executed between Election Day and Inauguration Day. This is a disgrace.

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“Capital punishment” means those without capital get the punishment.

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BIG NEWS: New Hampshire just abolished the death penalty!

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Let it close. Incarceration for profit is fundamentally unjust and a terrible public policy.

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Private prison threatens to close unless state or federal officials fill up 300 more beds:

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The State of Texas killed Ivan Cantu last night. I was there with him, standing near his face, holding his hand, and praying into his ear until the chemicals killed him. God's grace was with him and with me.

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. @TheJusticeDept is trying to rush through as many federal executions as possible during the “lame-duck” period between now and January 20, 2021. DOJ lawyers have informed federal judges that more execution dates will be announced soon. This shameful killing spree must end.

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Being kind in an unjust system is not enough.

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In yet another after-midnight ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the federal government to proceed with Lisa Montgomery’s execution immediately. This decision will forever be a scarlet letter for the SCOTUS — a complete failure to protect our most vulnerable citizens.

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As we see more and more breaking news about presidential pardons, remember that this is all happening at the same time that the outgoing Trump administration is rushing to execute as many people as possible right up to the eve of Inauguration Day.

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I am calling on President-Elect @JoeBiden to enact a moratorium on federal executions immediately on Day 1 and to quickly evaluate all existing federal death penalty cases for commutation to life without parole or another appropriate sentence based on the facts of each case.

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Aren't you the same guy who just yesterday was clamoring to kill prisoners?

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Happy Easter to all! He is risen. He is risen indeed!

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Why is the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast presenting an award to Attorney General Barr for “fidelity to the Church” when he has ordered an unprecedented number of federal executions in direct contradiction of Catholic teaching on the death penalty?

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South Carolina just halted two scheduled electric chair executions to allow more time for death row prisoners to decide if they'd prefer a firing squad execution instead. This absurdity is the product of the U.S. Supreme Court's backwards, regressive 8th Amendment jurisprudence.

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The Trump administration’s craven, immoral rush to execute as many people as possible has backfired and reignited the anti-death penalty movement. Bills have been introduced to end the federal death penalty forever and we will soon have a president who will sign them into law.

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There are currently thousands of prisoners fighting wildfires in California for pay of $2/day and $1 extra for every hour spent on an active fire line. These firefighters are barred from working in civilian fire departments after release from prison due to criminal records.

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Jesus was very clear: "I was a stranger and you welcomed me." #DefendDACA #DACA #Dreamers

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Like so many of you, I'm morally outraged at what is happening to the children at the border, where they're being separated from their families. I urge you to act, not to be paralyzed. Call your Congresspersons and ask them to support the Keep Families Together Act: 202-224-3121.

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Georgia plans to execute Keith Tharpe on 9/26. A juror in the case used the "n-word" and said he voted for death because Keith is black.

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There is absolutely nothing pro-life about the death penalty.

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DNA says Marcellus Williams didn't kill Felicia Gayle, but the Missouri Supreme Court wants to let his execution go ahead anyway. Thread:

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Capital punishment means “those without the capital get the punishment.”

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#RodneyReed STATUS UPDATE: Rodney will NOT be executed next week. The execution has been legally blocked by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. Rodney's case will go back to the trial court in Bastrop for hearings on hidden evidence, false testimony, and actual innocence.

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6 years

The death penalty doesn’t work. It doesn’t deter crime and it doesn’t make victims’ families whole again. The system is arbitrary and prone to mistakes. Capital punishment is a failed public policy. It’s time to end the experiment.

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NEWS: Charles Ray Finch has been officially exonerated. He is the 166th innocent person freed from death row in the U.S. Charles was convicted and sentenced to death way back in 1976. He spent 43 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Welcome home, Charles!

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BIG NEWS: The Washington Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty this morning. Washington is the 20th state to abolish capital punishment. The ruling also converted the death sentences of the eight men on Washington's death row to life sentences.

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The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast presented AG Barr with an award for “Christlike behavior” on the day between two federal executions that he ordered. Now Barr’s DOJ wants to hurry through five more executions and is willing to use firing squads and poison gas if necessary.

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The SCOTUS voted to allow the federal government to execute Alfred Bourgeois despite the fact that he is intellectually disabled with an IQ measured between 70-75. Justice Sotomayor published a dissent joined by Justice Kagan.

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Air conditioning and ventilation are not “luxuries” for incarcerated people. Imagine being confined in a closet that’s built from baking hot concrete and doesn’t have any working windows or vents, all while the heat index in the room rises as high as 150 degrees. That’s torture.

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NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court just ruled that Oklahoma prosecutors cannot try Native Americans in state courts for crimes committed on tribal lands, upholding the sovereignty of the Creek Nation and other tribes. This will result in the reversal of some Oklahoma death sentences.

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Spend a few minutes in the criminal justice system and it becomes clear that it is a system of technical rules and regulations that always work against poor and marginalized people. The system has very little to do with actual justice.

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6 years

These two judges lost their re-election bids yesterday.

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Two Harris County judges accounted for more than one-fifth of all children sent to state prisons in Texas last year. Nearly all of the teens sent into prisons by the judges—96 percent—were children of color.

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There is nothing pro-life about taking health care away from 22 million people. These are real women, men, children, and families.

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I've gotten some confusing messages about zombies recently, so let's clear this up: my story is Dead Man Walking, not The Walking Dead!

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NEWS: All charges against Curtis Flowers have been dropped! He was tried six different times and spent decades on death row in Mississippi. Here is what Curtis had to say: “Today, I am finally free from the injustice that left me locked in a box for nearly twenty three years.”

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BREAKING: @GovStitt grants clemency and commutes Julius Jones’s death sentence to life without parole. The execution scheduled for today is canceled.

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As a nun, I’m expected to offer thoughts and prayers, and indeed I do. But that’s not enough. We must rise up and take action together to stop this violence. This can’t keep happening.

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A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. The conviction of one individual is a small measure of justice when we have a system that remains plagued with centuries-worth of racism in the law and in practice. I pray that this will be a catalyst for real change.

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As of a few minutes ago, #BrandonBernard is alive and still on the phone with his legal team. He has not been taken into the execution chamber. I pray that Brandon will not be killed tonight and that this is not a cruel short extension of time.

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Courts get things wrong. In the U.S., our Supreme Court upheld slavery, Jim Crow, forced sterilization, anti-miscegenation laws, forced internment, and more. These decisions were eventually overturned and repudiated. One day, the same will happen with the death penalty.

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Being kind in an unjust system is not enough.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is commuting the prison sentences of almost 1,000 medically vulnerable people. This is what all governors across the country should be doing.

Nearly 1,000 Kentucky prison sentences to be commuted, Beshear says

The total number of deaths in the state stands at 31, with 770 total cases as of Thursday.

www.fox19.com

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Based on some messages in my inbox, it looks like it’s time for a PSA: I wrote Dead Man Walking, not The Walking Dead! Zombies are WAY outside my wheelhouse! 🧟‍♀️ 🧟‍♂️

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It is deeply disturbing that "pro-life" Christian politicians in Arkansas spent Holy Saturday fighting to execute prisoners on Monday.

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Missouri has executed Amber McLaughlin tonight. Her life story was filled with abuse, trauma, mental illness, brain damage, and intellectual disability, all culminating in a horrible crime. Amber was deeply remorseful for her actions but the system showed her no mercy.

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Justice Sotomayor on the federal government/Trump administration’s execution spree: “This is not justice. I dissent.”

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The government should not have the power to kill our fellow citizens. Abolish the death penalty.

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On a 5-3 vote (Justice Gorsuch not participating), the US Supreme Court overturned the 10th Circuit’s stay and will allow Oklahoma to resume executions today. Once again, the Court abdicated its legal and moral responsibility to prevent cruel and unusual punishment.

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Please contact your U.S. Representative and ask them to co-sponsor @RepPressley ’s bill in the House that would abolish the federal death penalty. There are already 63 co-sponsors on H.R. 262 and the movement is growing! Call the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

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There is nothing “pro-life” about the death penalty.

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Lisa Montgomery was tortured, raped and abused throughout her entire life. She experienced a psychotic break and committed a horrible crime. The government has been medicating Lisa for years in an effort to make it look like she is competent. This execution should be stopped NOW!

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Dobie Gillis Williams was an innocent man with an IQ of 65. His trial lawyer was disbarred. Prosecutors removed every Black potential juror from the jury pool. I was Dobie's spiritual adviser and I was there when he was wrongfully executed in January 1999. #WrongfulConvictionDay

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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Ray Cromartie’s execution. It appears that Georgia will go ahead and kill Ray tonight. This is shameful. DNA was never tested. Someone else confessed to the crime. The victim’s daughter asked for the execution to be stopped.

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"I never knew you; go away from me, you evil doers." -Jesus (Matthew 7:23)

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Did you know that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that there is no constitutional right to DNA testing of crucial evidence in criminal cases, even when a person is facing the death penalty? People are routinely executed while untested DNA evidence sits in an evidence locker.

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What is Christlike about a Catholic believer using his discretionary power as Attorney General to undertake a series of speedy federal executions? In contrast, those in power before him for 17 years chose not to seek death.

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NEWS: Melissa Lucio was granted a stay of execution by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. The April 27th execution date is canceled and Melissa’s case will be sent back to the Cameron County trial court for consideration of four claims. Alleluia!

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A lot of people have become involved in the anti-death penalty movement over the past year. Don’t let the Trump administration’s killing spree dim the fire within you. We are closer than ever before to abolishing the federal death penalty. Many states will follow suit.

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This afternoon, a judge ruled that it is unlawful to carry out executions by use of the electric chair or firing squad under the South Carolina Constitution's prohibition against cruel, unusual, and corporal punishments. This reinstates a de facto execution moratorium in S.C.

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NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court just granted a stay of execution for Ruben Gutierrez in Texas! This means that Ruben will not be executed today and the lower courts must consider his legal challenges.

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Georgia has executed Ray Cromartie without testing DNA evidence that could have proved his innocence. Please keep Ray and his family as well as Richard Slysz and his family in your thoughts and prayers tonight. We’ve got to end the death penalty in this country.

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Sotomayor continues by providing historical context. The federal government has executed more people over the past six months than it had in the previous six decades.

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I stand with the #Dreamers and all people who are working toward an immigration system that is fair, just, and moral. #DefendDACA #DACA

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I urge incoming Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen to cancel all scheduled federal execution dates. These executions are unjust, unnecessary and irresponsible. Multiple people have become infected with COVID-19 after attending or otherwise being involved with these executions.

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Lisa Montgomery’s father built a detached room to facilitate rape without interruption. Lisa’s mother sold sexual access to her daughter in exchange for plumbing work. Lisa eventually experienced a psychotic break and committed a horrible crime. She is not competent.

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I am calling on all Justice Department lawyers and Bureau of Prisons employees — You do not have to participate in or help facilitate the unjust federal executions scheduled this week. JUST SAY NO!

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It took me a long time to understand how systems inflict pain and hardship in people's lives and to learn that being kind in an unjust system is not enough.

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The SCOTUS has denied Brandon Bernard’s petition and this unjust execution will move forward now. Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan would have granted a stay. Justice Sotomayor published a six-page dissent that lays out many of the legal reasons why this execution is wrong.

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NEWS: The U.S. Supreme Court just struck down non-unanimous jury verdicts in state criminal trials. This ruling means that each juror must vote ‘guilty’ before a person can be convicted of a serious crime. Laws that allowed non-unanimous juries were rooted in racism and bigotry.

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Joe Biden has vowed to do away with Federal executions, but before he comes to power 3 more people will die at the hands of the Federal Govt. I say to Assistant U.S. Attorneys who do the grunt work in pursuing these executions: Stand down! Our country has had enough violence. /1

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I’m devastated and outraged by the murder of Tyre Nichols. Another Black man brutally killed by police. This recurring nightmare has to end. Cameras and training aren’t enough to change law enforcement cultures that devalue certain lives, rooted in systemic racism and violence.

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I urge anyone reading this, Catholic or not, churchgoer or not, to oppose this use of religious symbolism—an award for "Christlikeness"—which will only serve to legitimize government cruelty and killing.

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All federal executions scheduled by the outgoing administration should be canceled immediately. The American people have spoken — the incoming administration has committed to abolishing the death penalty. Human lives shouldn’t be left in a political lame duck limbo.

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The death penalty is a public policy failure. For every 9 executions, 1 person is freed from death row due to a wrongful conviction.

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We all need to get involved in our communities and act for justice. Here are some thoughts and ideas on getting started with activism:

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A human being should not be left on the edge of life and death based on the whims and ideological predilections of nine unelected judges in Washington, D.C. Every facet of our death penalty system is completely arbitrary, random, and capricious.

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All executions in Texas should be suspended indefinitely (permanently would be ideal) while an independent investigation is conducted regarding tonight’s execution of Quin Jones without media witnesses present.

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On this #InternationalWomensDay , I pray that my church will one day place women at the center of dialogue and decision-making. The absence of women's voices from these spaces deprives the Church of so much practical wisdom. This needs to change.

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Did you know that there are at least 300 veterans on death row in the United States? Many of these men and women experienced serious trauma—mental and physical—over the course of their military service, often left untreated and unaddressed. We need to do better by our veterans.

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So thankful that a court finally stepped in today and stopped Melissa Lucio’s execution. The death penalty is always horrific, but executing a mother for a crime that never even happened? Melissa was coerced into making a false confession 15 years ago. May the truth come out now.

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Justice Department lawyers are working around the clock to execute Lisa Montgomery, a mentally incompetent woman who was tortured and raped throughout her entire life. Is this what these attorneys envisioned for their careers on the first day of law school? Stand down!

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All incarcerated people should receive the COVID-19 vaccine now or as soon as possible. It is almost impossible to take precautions against infection in crowded congregate living facilities like prisons and jails.

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I am flat-out-on-my-knees-please-God concerned about this presidential election. It is vital that we have a leader who deals seriously with the pandemic, recognizes and rejects systemic racism, addresses the existential threat of climate change, ... (1/3)

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I’m appalled to hear that the federal government executed Daniel Lee early this morning after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a seemingly unprecedented opinion at 2 am. While we were all sleeping, the government killed a man under cloak of darkness. I will have more to say soon.

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Oklahoma argued that many residents will be surprised to learn that they’ve been living on tribal lands. Justice Gorsuch replied that members of the Creek Nation who signed the original treaty in 1832 would also be surprised to find them there.

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There is no humane way to kill a conscious, imaginative human being. We need to end the death penalty.

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NEWS: Colorado just officially became the 22nd state to abolish the death penalty. Gov. Polis signed the repeal bill into law and commuted all remaining death sentences to life without parole. Thank you to @GovofCO , Colorado legislators, and every person who made this possible!

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Jesus was a convicted criminal executed by the state.

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Sister Helen Prejean

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I’m overjoyed and deeply grateful to hear that Pope Francis has closed the last remaining loophole in Catholic teaching on the death penalty. This is a great day for human rights and I will have more to say this afternoon.

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Sister Helen Prejean

@helenprejean

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Human rights are taking a pummeling on multiple fronts right now, but we were made for times like this! Now more than ever, we all need to stand up for what is right and just.

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