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September, 2007



Vigils for Daryl Holton

TCASK chapters across the state will be holding vigils on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007 on the eve of Daryl Holton’s execution. Please plan to attend one of these vigils to publicly express your opposition to this execution and to ask our state to stop killing people in our name. Please contact the TCASK state office or the vigil contacts for any questions regarding the vigils.

Nashville:

7:00 p.m.

Service at Second Presbyterian Church, 3511 Belmont Blvd. [MAP], led by Rev. Stacy Rector and Rev. Jim Kitchens and music from Tom Kimmel and Michael Kelsh.

9:00 p.m.

Vigil at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, 7475 Cockrell Bend in West Nashville [MAP and directions to Riverbend from Second Presbyterian].

Contact: TCASK office, (615) 256-3906 or Isaac Kimes, (615) 521-9985 – cell

Rules for Nashville Vigil at Riverbend:

  • TCASK as an organization expects any individuals or groups of individuals attending a vigil to conduct themselves in accordance with the general principles of non-violence.
  • Do BRING a camping (folding) chair to sit in and make yourself comfortable.
  • Do NOT bring anything that could be construed as a weapon ANYWHERE on your person or in your car.
  • Do NOT bring any non-prescription drugs or alcohol in your vehicle.
  • The utmost respect for the victim’s family in both conduct and statements should be shown.
  • Employees of Riverbend Maximum Security Institute (RMSI) are not to be the target of any negative statements. Anyone making personal statements against a guard or other RMSI employee will be asked to leave the premises.

Expect at Riverbend Prison Vigil Site:

  • For your vehicle and person to be searched by Highway Patrolpersons and/or RMSI guards.
  • For there to be drug-sniffing dogs used to search your vehicle.
  • For helicopters to be part of the security regimen.
  • For TCASK to have trained peacekeepers on site to help manage the emotions of the evening. Therefore, expect to be in a safe space both physically and emotionally.
  • For pro-execution people to be at the prison but kept apart from our service and vigil.

Memphis:

8:00 p.m.

Prayerful gathering and vigil at the steps of Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 1695 Central Avenue [MAP]. The vigil will continue until the time of execution or until a stay is granted.

Contact: Peter Gathje, (901) 272-0509

Jackson:

7:00 p.m.

A candle light vigil will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Conger Park [MAP] in Jackson. Attendees are asked to meet at Jackson-Madison County General Hopital on Skyline Dr. [MAP] at 7 p.m. and walk to the park.

Contact: Cheryl Fisher, (731) 217-9640

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Holton’s Electrocution Imminent

With Daryl Holton’s execution only 32 hours away, interest in Tennessee’s first electrocution since 1960 is peaking. Media outlets across the state, the nation, and around the world are reporting on what happens when someone that is clearly incompetent for trial decides to be executed by an old method.

Kid’s killer ready to die, chooses the chair
Device’s builder: Death Wednesday to be near ‘torture’
by Sheila Burke, The Tennessean


…However, Fred Leuchter, the man who built the chair in 1989, has asked Gov. Phil Bredesen not to use it, saying it’s been modified in such a way that it will be “tantamount to torture.” “It’s going to be the most horrible way to die possible,” said Leuchter, of Malden, Mass. He worries the modified chair will take far too long to kill Holton. But the state is willing to comply with Holton’s request…

Taking the Guilt Out of the Death Penalty
by Dan Barry, New York Times
(unfortunately, you will need Times select to read the article, sorry)


…Was he punishing his ex-wife for obtaining an order of protection against him, as the state suggests? Or, as his defenders argue, was he depressed and temporarily insane, reasoning that his children were better off dead than to be raised by a mother with a history of alcoholism and abandonment?
Wouldn’t you have to be mentally ill to kill your own children? Now, after all the motions filed in his behalf, often against his will and without his participation, and after the years of speculation about why he did what he did and does what he does, Daryl Keith Holton, 45, of sound body and court-determined competence — a supporter of the death penalty, by the way — is scheduled to be killed by the State of Tennessee on Wednesday morning, one o’clock…

However, I just found the Dan Barry column from The Age in Melbourne Australia. Read the article HERE.

Holton Scheduled to Die Wednesday
by Clint Confehr, Shelbyville Times-Gazette
(Shelbyville is Daryl Holton’s hometown)

…The Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing opposes execution “as people of faith and human beings,” the coalition’s leader, Rector, said. “Killing a human being is not an appropriate or necessary thing to do and we should speak out about it.” Asked about actions that prolong such circumstances, Rector said, “Our hearts go out to those who have suffered from his crime, but taking Daryl Holton’s life does nothing to help them in the process of grieving … It only adds to the suffering…”

Vigil to Protest Death Penalty
by Wendy Isom, The Jackson Sun

…Jesus said “thou shalt not kill,” and that’s what he meant, said Patsy Turner, a devout Catholic who opposes the death penalty. “He didn’t say, ‘thou shalt not kill, except …,'” said Turner, who will be among the attendees at a candlelight vigil to protest the death penalty Tuesday night at Jackson’s Conger Park, on the eve of the scheduled execution of Daryl Holton. Turner and other members of the Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing are trying to build support for a state moratorium against the death penalty…

Also, for those that live in Nashville, tune in to Fox at 9 p.m. to see a story on Holton.

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The Nashville Scene’s Revelation

Sarah Kelly of the Nashville Scene has again written a great article on the “behind the scenes” work that went into the new lethal injection protocols in Tennessee. What was uncovered in documents turned over to the Scene was that the committee reviewing the protocols was actually moving toward changing the controversial 3 drug cocktail which is currently used to a single drug protocol. Then suddenly, the committee abandoned all talk of changing the cocktail and issued a report leaving the state with a virtually unchanged method of execution. The question is why?

Attorneys for E.J. Harbison, scheduled to be executed on Sept. 26, are involved in a hearing this week challenging the constitutionality of the 3-drug cocktail. Harbison’s attorneys have requested autopsy results for Philip Workman, the only inmate executed under the new protocol, in order to establish if he was given enough of the anesthetic to remain unconscious throughout the procedure. If the autopsy report is not complete, Judge Aleta Trauger indicated that Dr. Bruce Levy, medical examiner, should be prepared to testify as to why the results have not been completed.

And so the controversy continues…why is the state so resistant to cleaning up this protocol? Hopefully, E.J. Harbison’s attorneys can continue to push this issue, not only ensuring a stay for Harbison, but pushing the state to enact some real reform concerning the lethal injection procedure. Until then, Tennessee will be faced with continuing challenges to a protocol that cannot ensure it doesn’t inflict unnecessary suffering, not only to the inmates but to those who are asked to administer it.

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Two Great Emails!

I opened up two great emails today and thought it would be great to share them with you. The first is from James Staub, a TCASK board member (amongst a million other amazing things). James is preparing for a multiple sclerosis bike ride and needs your help:

Dear Friends:

In 2003, my third MS bike ride, I finished last. A few years before in my first MS bike ride, I also finished last. It’s high time I became “Triple Threat James.” I fully intend to finish last in this year’s MS “Jack and Back” bike ride, and I need your help.

Please support the fight against MS – and my bike ride – by pledging online. (If that link doesn’t work, try http://www.nationalmssociety.org/goto/jamesstaub and look for the “Donate” link.)

Why do I want to finish last? In 2003, I told other riders about Paul House, an innocent man on Tennessee’s death row who has been suffering with MS for the past 15 years. Paul’s lawyer describes the medical treatment he receives to help manage the disease as little more than a multi-vitamin and a Tylenol PM. Since that ride, I’ve met Paul’s mom Joyce, who is one of the sweetest women in the world and who is waiting for the day her son comes home so she can take care of him.

I’m going to finish last again this year because I’m going to tell Paul’s story to as many riders as I can. I’m going to tell Joyce’s story to as many riders as I can.

And I’ll be wearing the “Free Paul House” T-shirt from TCASK.

Thank you for your support!
James Staub

Rock on James! I just made a donation in your name and I hope others follow suit. The second email is below:

Dear friends:

I’m writing to let you know that today Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights (MVFHR) launched a new blog, “For Victims, Against the Death Penalty.” Come visit us at http://www.mvfhr.blogspot.com!
You’ll find the latest news about MVFHR’s work, reflections from Executive Director Renny Cushing, articles and book excerpts of interest, and stories and reports from families of murder victims and families of the executed throughout the United States and around the world.

If you have a related website or blog, please consider linking to this one.

All the best,
Susannah Sheffer

Visit their blog and let them know that TCASK is with them!

Fairly, there are numerous aspects you would like to think about medications. All discount medicaments save money, but few online drugstores offer better deals than other online drugstores. There isn’t anything you can’t order online anymore. Remedies like Deltasone ordinarily is used to treat diseases such as eye problems. Glucocorticoids naturally occurring steroids, which are easily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. There are varied drugs for every conditions. Cialis is a remedy prescribed to treat many illnesses. What do you already know about long term side effects of cialis? What consumers talk about how long does it take for cialis to take effect? A general sexual appeal among men is the erectile malfunction. Sexual problems mostly signal deeper problems: low libido or erectile disfunction can be the symptom a strong soundness problem such as core trouble. Albeit the erectile disfunction itself isn’t necessarily dangerous, erectile disfunction is sometimes one of the early warning symptoms of other underlying soundness conditions that can be so dangerous. Unfortunately nearly all over-the-counter medicines have sometimes dangerous aftereffects, from muscle aches to death. If you buy any erectile disfunction medicaments like Cialis, check with a physician that they are sure to take with your other drugs. Do not take unwanted medications. Take Cialis to your local chemist’s shop which will dispose of them for you.

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