Bowser Commission Formed, Members Announced
The Indiana General Assembly recently announced the members of the Bowser Commission, a group of Indiana legislators assigned to examine mental illness and death penalty sentencing in Indiana--carrying out the good work and fulfilling the moral vision of the late Indiana Senator, Anita Bowser.
On February 28, the Indiana Senate passed a resolution urging the Legislative Council to create the Bowser Commission - at a time when Senator Bowser's cancer battle was growing in seriousness. She passed away just days later. Before her illness, she had attempted to pass legislation barring execution of the mentally ill.
ND ASK applauds this step toward the work Senator Bowser hoped to see completed, in the naming members of the Commission, which will be active through November 1. We await the findings of their work, trusting that the injustice of sentencing the mentally ill to death will surface and influence future Indiana law.
See previous posts regarding Senator Bowser and the creation of the Bowser Commission by clicking the label, "Bowser," below.
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Walk to stop executions
This is a important in the right direction in Indiania and it is good to hear such information.
California is active too.
Now we bring exciting news of a new walk that is being planned -- this one 800 miles and this one in California. In the sponsors' words:
Walk to Stop Executions
Death penalty opponents from Death Penalty Focus, California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty, and Amnesty International USA will embark on a 800 mile Walk to Stop Executions on September 15, 2007. The purpose of the walk is to draw attention to the issue of the death penalty, unite local activists, and to encourage the district attorney in every county along the walk route not to seek the death penalty in any case.
There's a new blog to support this effort. http://walktostopexecutions.blogspot.com/
Stop by and say howdy. And while you're at it, give a shout-out to our friend Stefanie!
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