Update on Kevin Keith—You Made a Difference!

Last week, the ACLU of Ohio asked you to contact Governor Strickland and urge him to grant clemency to Kevin Keith, a possibly innocent man scheduled to be executed on September 15, 2010. The response was overwhelming, as civil libertarians around the state took action, and our leaders took notice. On Thursday, September 2, 2010, Governor Strickland announced that he commuted Mr. Keith’s sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole, saving Ohio from executing a potentially innocent person.

Call Governor Ted Strickland and say, “Thank you for commuting Kevin Keith’s sentence and sparing him from execution.”

Governor Ted Strickland
(614) 466-3555
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(*This is Governor Strickland's preferred method of electronic communication)

Resources

Read the Columbus Dispatch’s coverage of Governor Strickland’s commutation of Kevin Keith’s death sentence.

For more information on Mr. Keith’s case, please visit www.kevinkeith.org.

View a podcast of “Dying in Vein,” a breakout session at the ACLU’s recent membership conference where attorneys and activists discuss Mr. Keith’s case along with other pressing death penalty topics.

Read blog posts from national ACLU on Mr. Keith’s case.

Learn more about the ACLU of Ohio’s work to end capital punishment.

ACLU of OHIO : Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center : 4506 Chester Avenue : Cleveland, OH 44103

P (216) 472-2200 F (216) 472-2210 E contact@acluohio.org

 

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