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Clemency Debated in Missouri

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"Some say Missouri death row inmate should live," is the AP report via Google News.  It's written by Cheryl Wittenauer.Many condemned prisoners claim to find God, but Dennis Skillicorn's supporters say his actions bear him out.His work with terminally ill prisoners, a family-strengthening program for inmates and their children, a national Death Row newsletter and efforts to set juvenile offenders straight has convinced many that his life is worth saving.Yet, he's next up when Missouri resumes executions."Leaving me alive will give me the opportunity to help others not make the same mistakes I made," he said in a prison interview with The Associated Press.Skillicorn, 48, said he's trying to make reparation for his past sins...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 05, 2009 (boomark / email).