Gregory Hunt is scheduled to be executed on June 10th, despite his claims of ineffective assistance of council, the mitigating evidence the jury never heard, and the fact that he has put in a lot of effort to be a force for good in his environment. He has become a pastor and holds services for his fellow inmates, which has been beneficial to those who choose to attend.

Anthony Wainwright is also scheduled for execution on June 10th. He was a participant in the murder he was convicted of, but was not the main perpetrator. His court case and subsequent appeals were marked with misconduct from both sides' lawyers. The prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense, and Anthony's lawyers barely presented any evidence in his sentencing hearing, and also failed to file for a federal court review of his death sentence.

John Hanson is scheduled for execution on June 12th. This is another case where two people participated in the crime. John has brain damage and several mental illness that make him susceptible to manipulation, which his co-conspirator used to convince him to participate. Despite this mitigating evidence, the state painted both men as being the ringleader of the crime in their individual trials (which is contradictory and cannot be true) and the more culpable co-defendant is only serving a life sentence while John suffers on death row. Racial bias as well as attorney's failure to present mitigating evidence may have played a role in the disparity.

Stephen Stanko is scheduled to be executed on June 13th, part of a spree of executions in south carolina in last 9 months. Stephen has severe brain damage, a mitigating factor, and has responded well to the prison environment. He has not posed a danger to prison workers or inmates, and has spent his time on death row writing about his experiences.

Thomas Gudinas is scheduled to be executed on June 24th in Florida, one of the most prolific areas for the death penalty. His execution is unnecessary to maintain public safety.

Richard Jordan, scheduled to be killed on June 25th, is one of the longest serving death row suffers in the country. He has been suffering with PTSD since his time in the military, a mitigating factor that was not heard at trail due to his lack of diagnosis. He has been a perfect example of reform and redemption during his incarceration. He has Tier Worker Status, a position only given to trusted individuals with no violations on the records, mentors other incarcerated people, diffuses conflicts among his peers, and even volunteered with banks and their security personal to develop new methods and approaches to prevent crimes like the one he committed from happening in the future.

Micheal Smith is being executed in Alabama despite having an intellectual disability that would disqualify him from the death penalty in any other state. The only reason he is still being executed is because of a few confusing technicalities in Oklahoma law.

Petitions Here:

Letter Writing Campaigns for oklahoma residents here:

Missouri is slated to execute Brian Dorsey despite his claims of ineffective counsel and the fact that he is picture of remorse and rehabilitation: he turned himself over to the police and pled guilty, has had a flawless prison record, currently resides in the honor ward while working as a prison barber (a highly coveted job only given to trust worthy inmates), and has about 60 prison staff members advocating for the commutation of his sentence.

Petitions Here:

Letter Writing Campaigns and other actions for Missouri Residents here:

Freddie Owens was 19 at the time of the crime and suffers from organic brain injuries

Marcellus Williams has maintained his innocence for over 30 years. The only evidence tying him to the crime was the testimony of two paid witness. DNA evidence done after his trial excludes him from the suspect pool

Travis Mullis is mentally ill

Emmanuel Littlejohn was convicted for murder due to his participation the robbery of Kenneth Meyers (the murder victim). The prosecution alleged that he was the one who pulled the trigger in Emmanuel's trial, but claimed it was his co-defendant in the the co-defendant's trial. The co-defendant only received life in prison.

Alan Miller suffered from delusions at the time of his crime, which legally bars him from receiving the death penalty. He also had ineffective assistance from counsel and has already survived one tortuously botched execution attempt

Below are some action items for these cases. CW: discussions of murder, abuse, SA

you know, as per usual in the USA. You can find the list here:

https://deathpenaltyaction.org/take-action/execution-petitions/

and if you live in Texas, Alabama, or Oklahoma you can this site for letter writing campaigns:

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