A UK charity, we support and befriend people on death row in the United States through letter writing and email. The film that inspired us: https://xitter.cf/t.co/16Zl8kzOQd
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"Even with the knowledge of the crime my penfriend was convicted of, I see no ethical dilemma in upholding his humanity."
What's it like writing to someone on death row? Read this article and find out!
We're so grateful to our member, Noah, for sharing his experience.
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Noah Mayo has been writing emails to his penfriend, Lee, on death row for two years after joining UK registered charity LifeLines.
Find out why Noah writes, what he gains from their friendship and how you too can befriend someone on death row in the US
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We're deeply saddened by the news of Sunny Jacobs' death. Sunny was a great friend of LifeLines and past conference speaker. Her zest for life was infectious, and she did so much for others after surviving death row in Florida. You lifted our lives, Sunny.
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Dr Adshed says she's struck by the ordinariness of people she meets who've done a horrible thing. 'And then...a terrible intersection of chance and choices that led up to the offence. Such that I usually feel that "there, but for the grace of God, go I".'
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Thanks to @IanJSinclair & @uupeacenik for this article:
"I hope more folks will join the LifeLines family, and provide a sense of dignity and belonging to men and women who have been abandoned, stripped of any semblance of worth. A letter is a life line".
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Forensic psychiatrist Dr Gwen Adshed realised "people who kill were not mindless monsters who'd been born to kill or who had murderousness running through their minds ... more often they seemed to people like myself who struggle with shame and guilt".
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LifeLines retweeted
Do go to the October 12th @Lifelines25 conference & consider joining: the folk writing to prisoners on death row is the positive thing that came out of the horror of Edward Earl Johnson's execution (14 Days in May)...
Two incredible speakers, one conference:
Bill Breeden, longtime #deathpenalty activist and volunteer minister to Federal Death Row and @kerensahocken an award-winning forensic psychologist.
Join us and explore what writing to someone on death row means.
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LifeLines retweeted
1 month to go until our Autumn Training: time to get your ticket!
Hear from inspirational speakers, like exoneree Sunny Jacobs, learn from capital defense attorneys and mitigation specialists, and become eligible to apply for one of our US internships.
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Two incredible speakers, one conference:
Bill Breeden, longtime #deathpenalty activist and volunteer minister to Federal Death Row and @kerensahocken an award-winning forensic psychologist.
Join us and explore what writing to someone on death row means.
eventbrite.co.uk/o/lifelines…
LifeLines retweeted
Friendship is something we often take for granted, so we use the @UN International Day of Friendship to remind ourselves how important it is. Joining the charity @LifeLines25 and becoming a penpal is a way to offer human connection to those deprived of it on death row.
Anthony Ray Hinton, LifeLines supporter and past conference speaker, was exonerated after 28 yrs on death row. This new musical work, on Sat 23 March @HackneyEmpire, is inspired by his autobiography. It's sure to be a powerful evening. 1/3
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Sadly #racism like that experienced by Hinton exists in the stories of so many people on death row. People of colour are disproportionately given the #deathpenalty. Innocent or guilty, they're human beings who are more than the worst thing they've ever done. 2/3 #BlackLivesMatter
Join LifeLines and write to someone on death row, you can make a huge difference.
As Albert, someone on the row, said of his pen friend "Ingrid has helped me keep my sanity".
We have over 35yrs supporting our members.
#HumanRights #befriending #volunteer
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Join us for our free online Spring Conference on 20 April to hear from Andrea Lyons, Capital Defence Lawyer in the US. She was the first woman to serve as a lead attorney in a #deathpenalty case.
#HumanRights #law #inspiration #Humanity #CapitalPunishment
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LifeLines retweeted
@LifeLines25 is a charitable organisation dedicated to supporting individuals on death row through letter writing and email.
Join them for their fantastic Spring Conference 2024, online via Zoom on 20 April from 2-4 pm.
Register for free by 18 April: eventbrite.co.uk/e/lifelines…
We recommend getting a ticket for this play on 8 March in #HemelHempstead.
A mother bakes an apple pie for her son on death row, for his last meal.
"A cathartic journey into the heart of barely resolvable questions about justice, forgiveness and love."
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As Clive says, please sign up for free our online conference to hear from capital defence lawyer, Andrea Lyon, who was the first woman to serve on a death penalty case. Register by 18 April.
Death Row Pen Pals: sign up for @LifeLines25 Spring Conference Saturday April 20 with the redoubtable Andrea Lyon eventbrite.co.uk/e/lifelines…
A deeply moving and distressing account of Kenneth Smith's execution this week. Our thoughts are with Kenny's family and friends.
I've witnessed four previous executions in Alabama. Yesterday's execution of Kenny Smith, the first human ever sentenced to die by nitrogen, was the most violent I'd ever seen. Read my full eyewitness account of the execution for @TreadbyLee here: treadbylee.com/p/never-alone…
Amicus does incredible work fighting for justice on death row, and we're delighted to have many supporters in common.
We attended the Social Justice Law Fair, a collaborative careers fair, on 29 November at the @UniWestminster campus. It was a pleasure to speak with students and aspiring legal professionals about Amicus' work, fighting for justice on death row.
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