Petitions To: Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, United States Dep
For contact visits on death row
There is no law nor paragrah that prohibits body contact before an execution. Each federal state has remitted its own rules to this. Texas prefers to carry out the executions as strictly as possible. Between the prisoner and his visitors is a solid pane, all conversation is being conducted through phone. There is no hug, no kiss from relatives nor friends. Not until after the execution is carried out, when the prisoner is pronounced dead, the relatives and friends are allowed to touch the prisoner. That implies that the family is not allowed to touch the prisoner from the day of the committal until the execution, which can take up to 16 years.
Our opinion is that these rules are inhuman and cruel for relatives. The emotional distress and strain is leading to physical diseases, it is for this reason these rules should be revised and changed. A death sentence is cruel enough. A pending execution even worse. It is not only punishment for the prisoner but the relatives as well. Our opinion is that in consequence of the severe restrictions and bad conditions during incarceration on death row punishment is being performed enough, but it must not the relatives who have nothing to do with the crime get punished and become victims too.
We demand that these rules relating to the non-contact visits before an execution will be abolished in favor of the relatives.
Yours sincerely,
Ilona Leverenz
Director Seal of Solidarity
For contact visits on death row
There is no law nor paragrah that prohibits body contact before an execution. Each federal state has remitted its own rules to this. Texas prefers to carry out the executions as strictly as possible. Between the prisoner and his visitors is a solid pane, all conversation is being conducted through phone. There is no hug, no kiss from relatives nor friends. Not until after the execution is carried out, when the prisoner is pronounced dead, the relatives and friends are allowed to touch the prisoner. That implies that the family is not allowed to touch the prisoner from the day of the committal until the execution, which can take up to 16 years.
Our opinion is that these rules are inhuman and cruel for relatives. The emotional distress and strain is leading to physical diseases, it is for this reason these rules should be revised and changed. A death sentence is cruel enough. A pending execution even worse. It is not only punishment for the prisoner but the relatives as well. Our opinion is that in consequence of the severe restrictions and bad conditions during incarceration on death row punishment is being performed enough, but it must not the relatives who have nothing to do with the crime get punished and become victims too.
We demand that these rules relating to the non-contact visits before an execution will be abolished in favor of the relatives.
Yours sincerely,
Ilona Leverenz
Director Seal of Solidarity
There is no law nor paragrah that prohibits body contact before an execution. Each federal state has remitted its own rules to this. Texas prefers to carry out the executions as strictly as possible. Between the prisoner and his visitors is a solid pane, all conversation is being conducted through phone. There is no hug, no kiss from relatives nor friends. Not until after the execution is carried out, when the prisoner is pronounced dead, the relatives and friends are allowed to touch the prisoner. That implies that the family is not allowed to touch the prisoner from the day of the committal until the execution, which can take up to 16 years.
Our opinion is that these rules are inhuman and cruel for relatives. The emotional distress and strain is leading to physical diseases, it is for this reason these rules should be revised and changed. A death sentence is cruel enough. A pending execution even worse. It is not only punishment for the prisoner but the relatives as well. Our opinion is that in consequence of the severe restrictions and bad conditions during incarceration on death row punishment is being performed enough, but it must not the relatives who have nothing to do with the crime get punished and become victims too.
We demand that these rules relating to the non-contact visits before an execution will be abolished in favor of the relatives.
The USA rails against the barbaric practices of other countries, but shares the use of the death penalty with the worst of them. Why is the USA the only Western, Christian based Nation in the world that practices the Death Penalty?
its time all this changed its not right!!!!
We ask to please forward this to friends, organizations and associations as well as to human rights activists and death penalyt opponents, and to sign this petition. Place the link to this petition on your webpage, Myspace, forum, Facebook and in emails.
As a suporter of Amnesty International Norway, I can't understand that USA, the "world police" who's defending the western sivilication world wide, stil can live with those historicly penalitis.
Just because a person is in prison does not mean you have the right to treat them like an animal. They still are a human being with a family and friends a heart & soul. Think that this is someones brother, father, son or in a females case mother, sister, aunt or daughter. So the next time you go to treat someone less then human maybe you will realize the harm you are causing many people!
Loved ones are innocent victims as well and deserve the same amount of compassion.
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3:41 am PDT, Aug 6,
Yvonne Brandhorst Janßen, Germany
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Governor Perry, Inhuman treatment of prisoners should not be tolerated. I can only surmise from your words and your actions you have no concern for your fellow man. Before you get voted out of office, do something right.
Such conditions are inhuman! Other privileges are cancelled allready! Alowing to hug your loved ones on the last day can't be that difficult! So I ask for a change!
