TEXAS MORATORIUM NETWORK REMEMBERS

Death Penalty Vigil, Amnesty International Group 23 at Mecom Fountain (Houston)
6:30-7:15 PM, Wednesday, October 5

Iva Jewel Nelms, left, mother of condemned inmate Frances Newton, is hugged by death penalty protester Shelia Green as she arrives at the prison where the execution chamber is located Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005, in Huntsville, Texas. (AP Photo)

Huntsville Item photo: Hitaji Aziz and Nadine Morandi comfort one another at the scene of the execution

Almost half of those on Texas' death row are African American, yet they are only 12 per cent of the population. Newton lived in and was sent to death from Harris County, where the Houston Police Crime Lab has botched so many cases that even the police chief and a state senator asked the governor to halt executions from Harris County.

If you can, please consider sending a donation to help the family of the latest victim, Frances.

Workers World newspaper article by Gloria Rubac:

"Frances Newton excuted: The struggle is far from over"

Please read
"THE 349TH ABOMINATION"
by David Atwood
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AP photo: Iva Jewel Nelms and Bee Henry Nelms Jr., Frances Newton's parents, wipe away tears after witnessing the death of their daughter in Huntsville. Newton was executed on Sept 14, 2005.