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Kentucky inmate to be executed Print E-mail
Tuesday, November 18, 2008, 3:35 pm
After Franklin County Circuit Judge Phillip Shepherd today denied a request for an injunction that could have halted Friday’s scheduled execution of Marco Allen Chapman it appears that all avenues have been exhausted and Chapman will become the first Kentucky inmate put to death since 1999.  The Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, of which the ACLU of Kentucky is a member, requested that Governor Steve Beshear grant clemency to Marco Chapman and commute his sentence.  That request was denied earlier this week.

Opponents of the death penalty have organized a series of vigils throughout the state.


Thursday, November 20th
Lexington, 7:00 pm
Triangle Park – Corner of Broad & Main Streets
Contact:  Richard Mitchell (859) 323-5495

Friday, November 21st
Louisville, 7:00 pm
Jefferson Square/Courthouse – 6th & Jefferson Streets
Contact:  Mark Meade (502) 541-9998

Eddyville, 6:00 pm
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Contact:  Kaye Gallagher (502) 721-8885

Frankfort, 7:00 pm
State Capital outside the Governor’s Mansion
Contact:  Charles Wilson (502) 985-5787

The Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, a 501(c)3 corporation since 1988, is a coalition of individuals and organizations working to end the use of the death penalty in the State of Kentucky.

Like all Kentuckians, we desire to live in safety in our communities. Those who kill must be removed from the community to preserve the safety of those who live there. But, there is no credible evidence that death sentences provide us more safety than the harsh sentence of life without parole. Absent evidence that death sentences make us safer, we oppose the use of the death penalty.
 
Most Kentuckians, when given a choice of penalties to impose on convicted capital killers, choose a punishment other than death.

 
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