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PA Catholic Conference, Gov Corbett

Execution Scheduled: Ask Leaders to Choose Life

Governor Corbett has signed an execution warrant for Hubert L. Michael, Jr., who is now scheduled to be executed on September 22, 2014. The Board of Pardons is able to reduce the sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole and Governor Tom Corbett  is able to grant
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July 24, 2014
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Capital Punishment in Pennsylvania Explained

In the last four months, three men were scheduled to be executed – Terrance Williams, Hubert Michael and Mark Spotz. Last minute appeals delayed those cases, which are now pending before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and a federal appeals court. Decisions will be made about the
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January 02, 2013
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Supreme Court Affirms Stay of Execution

UPDATE: CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT THE CURRENT DEATH PENALTY CASES. The US Supreme Court affirmed the stay of execution for Hubert Michael. He will not be executed tonight and his execution warrant will expire. Here is more information on this decision.  The PCC will continue to update
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November 09, 2012
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An Appeal for Clemency for Another Death Row Inmate

UPDATE: Board of Pardons Hearing Postponed to Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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November 01, 2012
by Hill
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board of pardons, capital punishment, choose life, clemency, death penalty, death row, execution, Hubert Michael

Death Penalty: Choose Life

What does the Catholic Church teach about capital punishment? Pennsylvania has 202 inmates on death row. Execution warrants were signed last month for four of them. One received a stay, two may have other appeals, but one appears to have exhausted his options – Terrance Williams. His
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September 06, 2012
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