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After being sentenced as an adult at 13, Michael Lewis, now 40, is home

In November 1997, Lewis was among the first and youngest children to face charges under SB440, mandating minors as young […] The post After being sentenced as an adult at 13, Michael Lewis, now 40, is home appeared first on TheGrio.

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is held and in cities around the world. they ve been demonstrating for weeks against this execution. they were joined in opposing it by rather famous people. some of those famous people names like you might expect, pope benedict because the catholic church opposes the death penalty on principle. others were something of a surprise. big sessions, appointed fbi director by president ronald reagan. this week the georgia board of pardons and parole denied troy davis clemency and declined to reconsider that decision. the board heard three hours of testimony by the defense about witnesses who later recanted their stories and jurors who are no longer sure troy davis should be convicted. the slain police officer s family was also at the pardons board hearing. they called the defense of mr. davis a lie. and said there was no was doubt troy davis is guilty. they said, we re ready to close this book and start our lives and we need to go ahead and execute him. the execution of troy davis was s

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public servant to take on a lifelong sentence of nagging doubt and for some of us shame and guilt. we urge you to ask the georgia board of pardons and paroles to reconsider their decision. should that fail, unburden yourselves and your staff from the pain of participating in such a questionable execution. to the extent possible by allowing any personnel so inclined to opt out of the activities related to the execution of troy anthony davis. letter goes on to request counseling for any staff who do participate in the execution. it is signed by a georgia warden who formally oversaw the prison where troy davis is being held and where the state s executions take place. it s also signed by a former director of georgia s department of corrections as well as the wardens of several other death row prisons around the country. this of course is not about which murder victims families take the position you agree with, if they call for execution, revenge, their sense for justice, or call for mer

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he was executed just under an hour ago in the u.s. state of georgia. troy davis was convicted in 1991 of the killing of an off duty police officer. the supreme court rejected his last ditch appeal, the state went ahead with this controversial execution. he was declared dead at 11:08 p.m. local time, less than an hour ago. witnesses to the execution spoke shortly after. davis did not have a last meal or take a sedative. he made a final statement declaring his innocence and in 15 minutes it was all over. he said the incident that night was not my fault, i did not have a gun. and that s when he told his friends to continue to fight and look deeper into this case so you can really find the truth. for those about to take my life, may god have mercy on your souls, may god bless your souls. and to the macphail family he said, i did not personally kill your son, father or brother, i am innocent. that was one of the journalists who witnessed the execution execution. the mother of

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