Death Penalty Update- February 2023

Written on: January 30, 2023

Pray for an end to the death penalty,
for those scheduled for execution,
for the victims of these crimes and
all whose lives have been
impacted by violence.

Scheduled Executions for February 2023

1     Wesley Ruiz,  TX

7    Leonard Taylor,  MO

8    John Ballentine,  TX

23      Donald Dillbeck,  FL

The Mercy in Action Project

Catholic Mobilizing Network’s Mercy in Action Project gives you the tools you need to promote clemency for those on death row. Subscribers receive monthly alerts about upcoming executions which include resources for prayer and advocacy.  Sign up here.

Richard Glossip, scheduled to be executed in February has had his execution rescheduled to May, pending a review by an independent counsel appointed by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond. Glossip has had nine execution dates set since his conviction in 1998.

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