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Prevention Not Punishment: Court Dismisses Staley Appeal

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Thursday, September 13, 2007. Court Dismisses Staley Appeal. Thursday, September 13, 2007. In 2006, Staley's February 23 execution date was set aside after he was deemed incompetent to be executed. District Judge Wayne Salvant later granted the state's motion to forcibly medicate Staley in order to render him competent enough to be executed. According to the. Read the article in the. Here is the full opinion of the C...

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Prevention Not Punishment: Groundbreaking New Report from MVFHR/NAMI

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Monday, July 6, 2009. Groundbreaking New Report from MVFHR/NAMI. July 6, 2009. Death Penalty and Mental Illness:. Families of Victims Speak out at National Convention;. 8220;Double Tragedies” Report Released. San Francisco, CA. 8212;For the first time, families of murder victims have joined with families of persons with mental illness who have been executed to speak out against the death penalty. 8220;Family oppositi...

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Prevention Not Punishment: October 2008

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Tuesday, October 21, 2008. OpEd: Mental illness must be in consideration. Here's an OpEd from George Haley, a mental health advocate in Tennessee, in which he offers his perspective as to why the death penalty is inappropriate for offenders with severe mental illness. This appeared on October 16, 2008 in. Http:/ www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? Mentally ill not culpable. Exempting the most seriously ill inma...

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Prevention Not Punishment: Star-Telegram Editorial on Steven Staley

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Monday, September 17, 2007. Star-Telegram Editorial on Steven Staley. Here's an editorial from the. September 15, 2007) regarding the case of death row inmate Steven Staley, who is being force to take medication for his schizophrenia:. There's no denying that the 1989 slaying of restaurant manager Robert Read by a pair of scofflaws fleeing a botched robbery was unnecessary and heartless. But state officials want him ...

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Prevention Not Punishment: April 2009

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Tuesday, April 28, 2009. Tonight (April 28, 2009) PBS will air a new episode of FRONTLINE: "The Released" (60 minutes),which documents what happens when offenders with mental illness leave prison. It is scheduled to air at 9:00 PM EDT; check your local listings. Here's a message from the Senior Editor:. Five years ago, FRONTLINE filmmakers Karen O'Connor and Miri Navasky went. The film is called "The. He believed evi...

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Prevention Not Punishment: October 2009

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Thursday, October 8, 2009. Statement from MVFHR and NAMI on World Days. Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights. National Alliance on Mental Illness. Statement on World Day Against the Death Penalty. And World Mental Health Day. October 10, 2009. The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty has designated October 10th “World Day. 8220;World Days” to issue the following statement:. People with mental illness. Month...

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Serving the Rio Grande Valley. Our 24 hour crisis line is available to assist you and provide information on resources during stressful times. Community Mental Health Services provided by. Http:/ www.dshs.state.tx.us. Mental Retardation Services provided by. Http:/ www.dads.state.tx.us. Hurricane Special Needs Evacuation. For more information, please click here. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Mental Health Association in Texas. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

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Prevention Not Punishment: September 2008

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Tuesday, September 23, 2008. MVFHR/NAMI Gather Next Week in San Antonio. September 23, 2008. Murder Victims’ Families Oppose Death Penalty for People with Severe Mental Illnesses. WHAT: National project launch—press conference. WHEN: Friday, October 3, 2008 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm. WHERE: University of the Incarnate Word. Bonilla Science Hall 129. Hildebrande—just west of Broadway intersection. San Antonio, TX 78209. Lois ...

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Prevention Not Punishment: March 2009

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Educating the public on the intersection of the death penalty and severe mental illness. Monday, March 23, 2009. Death row inmate loses appeal on mental illness. An article released by the Associated Press ( "Death row inmate loses appeal on mental illness". A Texas death row inmate who came within hours of execution has lost an. Appeal. His lawyers argued in a federal appeals court that he's too. Mentally ill to be put to death. Wood, 35, condemned for the January 1996 slaying of Kriss Keeran at a.