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Publications
Former Illinois Governor and Exonerated
Death Row Inmate Coming to Colorado
This month, Coloradans have the opportunity
to hear about the death penalty from two
unique and very different perspectives
- that of a man whose controversial decision
spared the lives of 167 death row inmates,
and that of a man who spent 17 years on
death row for a crime he didn’t commit.
Governor George Ryan
 In
January 2003, Illinois Governor George Ryan
made history by granting a blanket clemency
to all 167 people on death row in that state,
commuting their sentences to life in prison
without parole. Filmmakers Katy Chevigny
and Kirsten Johnson bring us directly into
the emotional and legal controversy surrounding
Ryan's decision in their documentary film Deadline,
which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film
Festival.
The following events will feature a screening
of Deadline, introduced by Gov. Ryan and
the filmmakers, and followed by a panel discussion:
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September 22, 2004
7:00 p.m. -- Muenzinger Auditorium, CU,
Boulder
Deadline, introduced by Governor Ryan and
the filmmakers.
Free and open to the public.
Sponsored by the CU Athenaeum.
For more information, e-mail
cwaathen@colorado.edu
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September 22, 2004
12:00 noon. -- Wolf Law Building, CU, Boulder
Gov. Ryan lecture: "From Death to Life."
Free and open to the
public.
Sponsored by the CU Athenaeum.
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September 21, 2004
7:00 p.m. -- Starz FilmCenter, Denver
Deadline, introduced by Governor Ryan
and the filmmakers.
First in a four-part series of death
penalty films.
Seating is limited. For ticket prices
or for more
information, go to www.starzfilmcenter.com
Juan Melendez
 CADP is pleased to be sponsoring the Colorado
appearances of Juan
Melendez, the 99th innocent
person to be freed from death row since 1973.
On January 3, 2002, prosecutors dropped
all charges against Mr. Melendez after Judge
Barbara Fleischer of the Thirteenth Circuit
Court in Florida overturned his conviction.
Mr. Melendez had spent more than 17 years
on Florida's death row.
Judge Fleischer overturned Mr. Melendez's
conviction after determining that prosecutors
in his original trial withheld critical evidence,
thereby undermining confidence in the verdict.
In her 72-page opinion, she noted that no
physical evidence linked Mr. Melendez to
the crime. The conviction was based on the
testimony of two witnesses whose credibility
was later challenged. In addition, newly
discovered evidence pointed to another man
as the real killer. Mr. Melendez will be
sharing his story at the following free and
open-to-the public events:
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September 29, 2004
3:30 to 5:00 p.m. -- Regis Univerity, Denver,
Science Amphitheater
Free and open to the public. CADP hosts
Juan Melendez,
who was freed after 17 years on FL's death
row.
For more information, e-mail
bplumley@regis.edu
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September 28, 2004
7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. -- DCTV
"
Speaking Out," with Rich Andrews.
Guests Mike Radelet and Juan Melendez,
who was freed after 17 years on FL's death
row.
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September 28, 2004
12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. -- CU Law School, Room 154
Free and open to the public. CADP hosts Juan Melendez,
who was freed after 17 years on FL's death row.
For more information, e-mail furman@colorado.edu
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September
27, 2004
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. -- DU Law School, Forum
Free and open to the public. CADP hosts
Juan Melendez,
who was freed after 17 years on FL's death
row.
For more information, e-mail
donbounds@earthlink.net
-- The Abolitionist, Volume 2, Number 2.
A publication of Coloradans Against the Death
Penalty.
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