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BRIEF: Guest to speak against death penalty

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Jason Baldwin served 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Today he’s an advocate for abolishing the death penalty and on July 21 will be in Spokane to tell his story.

Baldwin, who now resides in Seattle, was one of three teenagers — The West Memphis Three —sentenced in the early 1990s for killing three 8-year-old boys. He was released in 2011 after the court ruled prosecutors did not have enough evidence to convict him.

He’ll be speaking at 4:40 p.m. on the Saranac Rooftop, 25 W. Main, hosted by The Peace and Action Justice League of Spokane’s Inland Northwest Death Penalty Abolition Group. Doors open at 4 p.m. for refreshments and music.

For information visit the PJALS website.

Topics: Politics, Law, Crime & Court
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant/Other, Interfaith
Tags: abolish death penalty, death penalty, jason baldwin, peace and action justice league of spokane, pjals, the peace and action justice league of spokane’s inland northwest death penalty abolition group, west memphis three

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Tracy Simmons serves as the editor and community manager of SpokaneFAVS. She holds a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a master’s degree in communication. She’s reported on religion for about a decade and has written for newspapers across New Mexico, Texas and Connecticut. Over the y...
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