**MEDIA ALERT**
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 3, 2013
CONTACT:
Kathy Spillman, Witness to Innocence, 267.518.4583, 267-847-1482 (cell – after 6pm and weekends),
kspillman@witnesstoinnocence.org
Witness to Innocence to Honor Actor & Humanitarian Danny Glover, Exonerated Death
Row Survivors Tuesday, October 8, in Philadelphia; “Dead Man Walking” author Sister
Helen Prejean to Give Keynote
Philadelphia Tribune Journalist and civil rights activist Linn Washington; the Capital Habeas Unit of Philadelphia;
Exonerated Death Row Survivors Ray Krone and Dave Keaton; and other luminaries to be honored
October 3, 2013, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – This Tuesday, October 8, Witness to Innocence, the nation’s only
organization founded by and for exonerated death row survivors and their loved ones, will hold its 10th Anniversary
Awards Celebration to honor individuals and institutions that have worked tirelessly for criminal justice reform and
human and civil rights in the United States.
David Love, Executive Director of Witness to Innocence said, “We are pleased to have Danny Glover, Sister Helen
Prejean, and other guests join us in celebrating this milestone for Witness to Innocence. For ten years, our exoneree
members have shared their experiences with audiences and lawmakers across the country, and have helped repeal the
death penalty in six states in six years. This awards celebration is a perfect opportunity to reflect on our victories, as we
look ahead to future challenges, including providing federal compensation for the wrongfully incarcerated.”
What: Witness to Innocence 10th Anniversary Awards Celebration
Who: Actor and humanitarian Danny Glover; Philadelphia Tribune journalist and civil rights activist Linn Washington;
the Capital Habeas Unit of Philadelphia; exonerated death row survivors and activists Ray Krone and Dave Keaton; the
European Union; Madeline deLone of the Innocence Project; the American Bar Association Death Penalty Representation
Project, and others. “Dead Man Walking” author Sister Helen Prejean will deliver the keynote.
When & Where: Tuesday, October 8, 7:30pm (doors open at 7pm) at the Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street,
Philadelphia, PA, 19102
Kirk Bloodsworth, the first person released from death row by DNA in the U.S. and WTI’s director of advocacy, said, “I
am honored to be part of Witness to Innocence and its 10th Anniversary Celebration. My fellow exonerees Ray Krone and
Dave Keaton are awesome members of this organization and extraordinary human beings, and both deserve recognition
for their support to other death row survivors and their families.”
Witness to Innocence is the nation’s only organization composed of, by, and for exonerated death row survivors and their loved ones.
Through public education, direct action, and legislative and media work, our members challenge the American public to grapple with
a fatally flawed criminal justice system that sends innocent people to death row. Please visit http://witnesstoinnocence.org.
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