tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post5120125137439575293..comments2024-03-27T07:18:58.033+00:00Comments on Frances Garrood: One reason why I write to a death row prisonerFrances Garroodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-5262596177765494352017-06-01T16:41:34.699+01:002017-06-01T16:41:34.699+01:00I know that you are aware of my views on the death...I know that you are aware of my views on the death penalty and death row and the American attitude to it in general. Despite that I just cannot bring myself to correspond with someone on death row. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-24036409514932915252017-05-13T15:54:29.614+01:002017-05-13T15:54:29.614+01:00Jill, I know what he's supposed to have done, ...Jill, I know what he's supposed to have done, but he says he's never killed anyone. Neither of us mentions it, not least because all our letter are read by officials. Many of those on death row are later found to be (or to have been) innocent. Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-83216849286376125812017-05-11T20:33:24.079+01:002017-05-11T20:33:24.079+01:00Just curious, do you know what his offence was and...Just curious, do you know what his offence was and has he ever written you about it or his remorse if he has any.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-62600853686963914732017-05-05T13:48:36.359+01:002017-05-05T13:48:36.359+01:00Thanks, Patsy. At least when we had the death pena...Thanks, Patsy. At least when we had the death penalty here, prisoners were despatched within a couple of weeks. The U.S. appeals system goes on for decades.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-26861427360065278832017-05-03T22:29:46.188+01:002017-05-03T22:29:46.188+01:00(Which isn't to say I'm convinced it's...(Which isn't to say I'm convinced it's justified even when they are certain.)Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-43920879478306228242017-05-03T22:25:17.602+01:002017-05-03T22:25:17.602+01:00If the authorities aren't certain enough of th...If the authorities aren't certain enough of the convictions to carry out the sentence, then there's no justification for keeping people in such awful conditions. <br />Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-67563133051511126192017-05-03T13:40:45.555+01:002017-05-03T13:40:45.555+01:00Maggie, haven't you heard of the "specia...Maggie, haven't you heard of the "special relationship"! It has a lot to answer for. Heaven forbid that we should criticise our friends across the pond.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-5392714463184681362017-05-03T08:58:17.965+01:002017-05-03T08:58:17.965+01:00Nations intervene in the most appalling atrocities...Nations intervene in the most appalling atrocities, yet this human torture has been mostly hidden away. Why?Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938216505505274248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-37609419554348586682017-05-01T13:08:07.595+01:002017-05-01T13:08:07.595+01:00Interestingly, the organisation which pairs up wri...Interestingly, the organisation which pairs up writers with prisoners is calle Lifelines. They are always looking for new members.....? It's really interesting and very rewarding. I've been writing to this prisoner for over five years, and another before that.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-90150254732910275962017-05-01T13:04:43.713+01:002017-05-01T13:04:43.713+01:00Frances, their human rights record is shocking. Th...Frances, their human rights record is shocking. They even imprison some children for life. But they are our "special friends"....Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-64363647321495369262017-05-01T00:42:42.044+01:002017-05-01T00:42:42.044+01:00That's very sad - and quite shocking, Frances....That's very sad - and quite shocking, Frances. I hadn't realised they were kept in solitary confinement. You are a life-line, I'm sure, to the man you write to. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-49731140137251048352017-04-30T18:54:50.764+01:002017-04-30T18:54:50.764+01:00It is inhuman to treat people like this. If they a...It is inhuman to treat people like this. If they are guilty of whatever they are accused of, just get on with it... though I don't believe a death sentence is the answer. Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576715462615744934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-70183171920704321472017-04-30T17:42:48.209+01:002017-04-30T17:42:48.209+01:00Thanks for commenting, Yvonne. Yes, it is.Thanks for commenting, Yvonne. Yes, it is.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132582821010486689.post-80792684137955274932017-04-29T07:55:32.885+01:002017-04-29T07:55:32.885+01:00It is torture.It is torture.Yvonne Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212188414972694795noreply@blogger.com