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Contact Information
 OKCADP P.O. Box 713 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 E-mail
Viewer's Guide for
We are delighted to let you know that a Viewer’s Guide for NO TOMORROW is now available and can be downloaded from our website at www.pppdocs.com/notomorrow.html.
Soon a downloadable version of the Guide will also be posted on WNET.org and PBS.org. The guide includes a synopsis of the film; a Who’s Who in the film; Directors’ statements about our motivations for making the film and our concerns about the unexpected use of our previous documentary; a map of states with the death penalty as well as states with pending legislation to reform or abolish capital punishment; a map of the world showing which countries still use the death penalty; a discussion guide that breaks down the key issues raised by the film; a brief sketch of significant Supreme Court rulings on the death penalty; an analysis of public opinion polling on the death penalty; a list and description of key organizations working on the death penalty with links to their websites and publications; and a list of important books, articles, and films about capital punishment.
Announcements
Parade magazine and costs of death penalty The widely distributed Parade magazine debates the costs of capital punishment. Death Penalty Curriculum Resources Curriculum resources for exploring the death penalty are highlighted in Information: Education Section; resources for both adults and high school students. March 2012 Main Calendar
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Thursday, March 15
All morning—get the petition signed by more people and call the Governor’s office. We know the calls are being tracked, so increasing the numbers could help.
Stemple Family will be calling to beg for few minutes with Governor Fallin.
Lydia will be calling for an afternoon appointment.
3:00 pm, Governor’s Office—Suite 212
Bud Welch & Kenny Fikes will present Petition with at least 2500 signatures for Stay of Execution of T. Shaun Stemple; back them up with your presence.
After this presentation until 4:45
Sit-in/Pray-in in the Governor’s Office Waiting Room—periodically checking with Receptionist re: speaking with Governor Fallin
If the Governor has not responded positively to our requests by this time:
those who so choose may take more direct actions of conscience as some have done in the past. Our non-violence counselor, Rex Friend, will be with us.
5:15, “Don’t Kill for Me” protest in front of Governor’s mansion; 6:00 pm silent prayer vigil until death is pronounced.
Hope and grace,
Lydia
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
You’ve been so faithful, and now it’s the last stretch—whatever you can do, the Stemple family and OK-CADP are grateful.
Here are these last-effort actions for delaying Timothy Shaun Stemple’s state sanctioned murder.
March 11, 2012The Family of Shaun Stemple are sending out a plea to have calls go into the Governor's Office asking for a stay of execution. Governor's Office (405) 521-2342 Timothy Shaun Stemple was convicted of the murder of his wife Trisha Stemple in February 1998. Shaun and his family have maintained his innocence since he was prosecuted. He is set to be executed on March 15, 2012 for a crime he did not commit. The Family says, "Why are we speaking about this so late, because Shaun never waivered in his faith in our justice system. He was convinced that his conviction would be set aside for violation of his constitutional rights. Up until this point, our judicial system has failed. Key witnesses for the prosecution perjured themselves, including the only eye witness. Scientific evidence shows the murder did not and could not have happened the way the only eye witness stated it did. Five forensic experts have concluded that Trisha Stemple DID NOT die from a baseball bat beating, but from an auto-pedestrian accident." For more information visit www.freeshaun.com. March 8, 2012Timothy Shaun Stemple Clemency Hearing was held Feb. 24, 2012. Pardon and Parole Board denied this plea 4-1.
Lydia Gill Polley, Co-Chair of the Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty spoke briefly after the vote to Shaun’s mother, who said she is not giving up. His Uncle, John Smucker, affirmed the family’s belief that Shaun is innocent. Shaun's sister, Janae, has asked for people to contact the Governor asking for a stay of execution, so that the family can pursue court options. The execution is set for March 15, 2012. For more information visit www.freeshaun.com.
Garry Allen's Stay of Execution to Expire March 17, 2012 Governor Fallin granted a 30 day stay of execution for Garry Allen, so she could study the 2005 Pardon & Parole Board’s recommendation for commutation of the death sentence to life in prison with parole. Now is the time to write and call the Governor: 521-2342 2300 N Lincoln, Suite 212, 73105. Let’s flood the mail and phone lines. Express your thanks for this stay of execution and urge her to agree with the Pardon and Parole Board’s recommendation and grant Garry T. Allen life in prison.
OK-CADP Annual Dinner Please put this notice of our Annual Membership Dinner into your organization/denomination publicity pipe line NOW. Saturday, April 21, 6:30 p.m. Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help 3214 N. Lake (NW 30th & Western) Oklahoma City, OK Speaker: Richard Dieter, Executive Director Death Penalty Information Center Washington, DC
Reservation Deadline: April 13, 2012 Call: (405) 948-1645 E-mail:okcadp@gmail.com or mail to: P.O. Box 713, Oklahoma City, OK 73101 Price: $40.00 Students: $15.00 Reservations online okcdp.org Pay online with PayPal
EXECUTION ALERT: Gary Roland WelchJanuary 5, 2012Gary Roland Welch is set for execution on January 5, 2012. OKCADP will stand in "DON'T KILL FOR ME" protest beginning at 5:15 pm until 6:00 pm. At 6:00 pm, the coalition will go into silent vigil until time of death is pronounced. Protest and vigil take place in front of the Governor's Mansion located at 820 NE 23rd in Oklahoma City, OK.
December 19, 2011 Death Row Inmate Gary Welch Attempts Suicidenewsok.com/article/3633297July 2011The Death Penalty Information Center has released a new report, "Struck by Lightning: The Continuing Arbitrariness of the Death Penalty Thirty-Five Years After Its Reinstatement in 1976." The report shows that despite the changes to sentencing schemes approved by the U.S. Supreme Court on July 2, 1976, race, geography, money and other factors continue to make the implementation of the death penalty arbitrary and unfair. A majority of the nine Justices who served on the Supreme Court in 1976 when the death penalty was approved eventually concluded the experiment had failed. The report concludes, "Thirty-five years of experience have taught the futility of trying to fix this system. Many of those who favored the death penalty in the abstract have come to view its practice very differently. They have reached the conclusion that if society’s ultimate punishment cannot be applied fairly, it should not be applied at all."Capital punishment harmful for families of victimsClick here to see an article from Catholics Against Capital Punishment regarding teachings in the Catholic Church. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||