Gabriel City » Hank Johnson http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Bill Introduced to Prevent Innocent from Execution http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/bill-introduced-to-prevent-innocent-from-execution.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/bill-introduced-to-prevent-innocent-from-execution.html#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:40:59 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=2466 The Effective Death Penalty Appeals Act was introduced by Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) and would allow death penalty inmates to present newly discovered evidence of innocence. Current law does not grant habeas corpus for death row inmates and allows the inmates no procedural options.

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