Tag: Cameron Todd Willingham
Rick Perry Can Run, But He Can't Hide: Pressure Builds to Admit Texas Executed An Innocent Man
Published October 15, 2009 by Alternet.
As the corporate media picks up on the tragic story of Cameron Todd Willingham, Gov. Perry is going to desperate lengths to cover it up.
By Liliana Segura / Alternet
Killing an innocent man
Published September 15, 2009 by SocialistWorker.org.
By Nicole Colson / Socialist Worker
CAMERON TODD Willingham was executed by the state of Texas for a crime that he didn't commit.
Caller-Times: "Texas justice system has major flaws"
Published September 13, 2009 by the Caller-Times.
Editorial from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times
For the past three years in Texas, news reports have revealed that dozens of innocent people have been convicted of violent crimes they didn’t commit. At least 38 men in Texas spent decades in prison based on wrongful convictions and the state will now make compensation payments for these exonerees.
Opposing the death penalty is not about innocence
Published September 11, 2009 by Salon.com
By Lee Kovarsky / Salon.com
Fighting the death penalty should not hinge on proving that innocent people have been sentenced to die
200 Executions and Counting: Texas Gov. Rick Perry's Cruel Death Tally
Published on June 2, 2009 by AlterNet.
By Liliana Segura / Alternet
At roughly 6 p.m. tonight, Texas Gov. Rick Perry will make history when he presides over the 200th execution of his tenure. It's a chilling achievement, one that dwarfs that of his predecessor, George W. Bush, who famously signed off on 152 (with a little help from his friend, then-legal counsel Alberto Gonzales).