Clemency Petitions
Special thanks to the team that completed half-filled petition sheets at the MLK events so that we can do a petition count for 2009. The team included: Debra White (Justice for Reggie), Barbara Finch (Women’s Voices Raised for Justice) and Maxine Johnson (Life Victory Church).
If you have any completed sheets, please get them to us by January 31. You can drop them in the mailbox at the Rowan Center (1401 Rowan Avenue) or mail it to the Rowan Center.
Legislative Update
Mark your calendar: March 17 is the Moratorium Now! Rally & Lobbying Day.
Details coming.
State Representatives
Do you know who your state senator and state rep is? It’s time to find out because we must at least pass a moratorium bill this session.
–House Bill 1683 to create a moratorium was introduced by Rep. Bill Deeken.
–Senate Bill SB 591 (Sen. Joan Bray, D-St. Louis) would repeal the death penalty.
–House Bill HB 1413 (Rep. Mike McGhee, R-Odessa) would compel counties to cover the cost of prosecuting death-penalty cases and create greater overview of which homicide cases could qualify for seeking a death-sentence.
–House Bill HB 1415 (Rep. Mike McGhee, R-Odessa) would open the Parole board clemency hearing to the person scheduled to be executed and his/her attorneys and require the Board’s findings be made public.
–House Bill 1550 (Rep. Don Calloway, D-St. Louis) would strive to prevent race from playing any role in pursing death sentencing
“Enough Already!”
Jamala Rogers, Coordinator
JUSTICE for Reggie Campaign
P. O. Box 5277
St. Louis, MO 63115
(314) 367-5959
www.justiceforreggie.com
