Only your action can save Troy Davis!

Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed on October 27, despite serious claims of innocence. Only your action can save Troy Davis!

Dear Supporter, Troy Davis is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia on October 27, even though his serious claims of innocence have never been heard in court. Take action right now to stop this execution! Troy Davis was convicted of murder solely on the basis of witness testimony, and seven of the nine non-police witnesses have since recanted or changed their testimony, several citing police coercion. Others have signed affidavits implicating one of the remaining two witnesses as the actual killer. But due to an increasingly restrictive appeals process, none of this new evidence has ever been heard in court. Take action and then forward this action to ten friends! On October 14, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Davis' appeal. This decision means that no court of law will ever hold a hearing on the witnesses who have recanted their trial testimony. An execution under such a cloud of doubt would undermine public confidence in the state's criminal justice system and would be a grave miscarriage of justice. Urge the Board to do the responsible thing and grant clemency to Troy Davis! In solidarity, Sue Gunawardena-Vaughn Director, Death Penalty Abolition Campaign Amnesty International USA