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CLEMENCY FOR SONNY BURTON
PETITION: Stop Sonny's execution (non-Alabama residents)
PETITION: Stop Sonny's execution (non-Alabama residents)
The State of Alabama wants to execute Charles "Sonny" Burton for capital murder. But Sonny never killed anyone. The identity of the shooter, Derrick DeBruce, was never in dispute. However, Alabama allows the death penalty for non-shooters—people like Sonny, who participated in a felony leading to someone's death, even if they didn't personally carry out the killing. Like Sonny, Mr. DeBruce was condemned to death. But, years later, the State of Alabama agreed to resentence Mr. DeBruce to life without parole. Sonny remained on death row, where he has been for the past 33 years. We are asking only that he receive the same sentence Derrick DeBruce ultimately received: Life Without the Possibility of Parole. Sonny Burton is not a killer. He is not the "worst of the worst." Please contact Gov. Ivey and urge her to show him mercy.
EMAIL GOV. IVEY: Stop Sonny's execution (Alabama residents)
EMAIL GOV. IVEY: Stop Sonny's execution (Alabama residents)
Charles Burton never killed anyone. He never arranged for anyone to die, a fact acknowledged by the state of Alabama. Twenty-seven states allow the death penalty for "non-triggermen" – people who participate in a felony that led to someone's death, even if they didn't carry out the killing themselves. Alabama is one of those states, and Charles "Sonny" Burton is one of those men sentenced to die. he identity of the triggerman, Derrick DeBruce, was never in dispute and DeBruce, initially sentenced to death, had his sentence commuted to life without parole, while Mr. Burton remains on death row for more than 30 years. We are asking for Life Without the Possibility of Parole, rather than death for Mr. DeBruce's crime. Please contact Gov. Ivey and urge her to show mercy to Sonny Burton.
UNIVERSAL CLEMENCY IN CALIFORNIA
PETITION: Support universal clemency in California (non-CA residents)
PETITION: Support universal clemency in California (non-CA residents)
We need your help to call on California Governor Gavin Newsom to commute every death row sentence in California. As governors across the country are greenlighting executions, Gov. Newsom can take a stand for human dignity by granting universal clemency. Please sign the statement to show your support! Universal clemency commutes every death sentence across the board, so that the governor does not have to consider cases one by one. It utilizes the governor's executive authority to correct the injustice of the death penalty across the board. There are currently 574 individuals on California’s death row. This is the biggest death row in the nation and one of the largest death rows in the world. Universal clemency would not only save hundreds of lives but would set California on a path to confront the failures of its death penalty process.
EMAIL GOV. NEWSOM: Commute death row (CA residents)
EMAIL GOV. NEWSOM: Commute death row (CA residents)
Take Action: Urge Gov. Newsom to Grant Universal Clemency, Commuting Death Row Sentences! We're calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to enact universal clemency, a bold measure that would commute every death row sentence in California. Instead of handling cases one by one, universal clemency utilizes the governor's executive authority to correct the injustice of the death penalty across the board. The Governor knows California’s death penalty process is inhumane, dysfunctional, racially biased, and error-prone. He should use his executive authority to confront the systemic failures of this outdated policy and take steps to grant clemency in all death-sentenced cases. This isn’t about individual cases, it is about a system that is unjust, ineffective, and unfixable.
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