Advocacy Action on HB 123
House Bill 123 has passed out of the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee with a unanimous yes! The bill, sponsored by Chairman Bill Werkheiser, would create a pretrial hearing process for determining intellectual disability, and would lower the standard of proof from “beyond a reasonable doubt” to “preponderance of the evidence.”
Ring Around the Capitol
In spite of constitutional protections, Georgia continues to execute people with intellectual disabilities. Join us for an advocacy day on Wednesday, February 12, at the Georgia State Capitol to call for an end to this disgraceful practice.
37 Lives Saved
Today, President Biden announced that he is commuting the sentences of 37 individuals on federal death row. Those individuals will have their sentences reclassified from execution to life without the possibility of parole.
Commute the Row
Join Catholics and people of goodwill across the country in urging President Joe Biden to commute the sentences of the 40 men on federal death row before he leaves office.
Georgia bishops join amicus brief for Darryl Stinski
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and the Georgia Catholic Conferenced have filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Darryl Scott Stinski.