- Hermanos in Life and Death
By Andreas Hausammann
Andreas Hausammann and his pen friend Rolando Ruiz on death row in Texas became close friends. When Rolando was executed, Andreas stood at his side.
English, August 2017
Andreas can be contacted through connectdeathrow.
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The death penalty in my birth place, Virginia – its barbarity has now hit me on a deeply personal level
By Janet Brot
Janet Brot grew up in Virginia where she worked in law firms before she moved to Switzerland. She has since been a pen friend to three death row inmates in the USA.
English, February 2016
Janet can be contacted through connectdeathrow.
_______________________________________________ - How to be happy and free in the face of death – what Anthony Graves taught me in the 16 years of our penfriendship
By Nick Bell
Nick Bell, lecturer, was a penpal of Anthony Graves until his release from a Texas prison in October 2010. Anthony spent 18 years behind bars, 12 of them on death row. Nick had the good fortune to welcome his penfriend to his home in Switzerland in 2011.
English, February 2016
Nick can be contacted through connectdeathrow.
_______________________________________________ - There is treasure everywhere
By Claudia Dölker
Claudia Dölker has been writing a death row prisoner for several years. She is impressed by the humanity of her pen friend on death row in Florida.
English, February 2016
Claudia can be contacted through connectdeathrow.
_______________________________________________ - The pearl is the knowledge of the healing power of forgiveness, suggestion
By Bill Pelke
Bill Pelke is one of the founders of Journey Of Hope. He has an amazing story to tell about forgiving the girl who murdered his grandmother.
“Forgiving Paula brought me healing. It brought me peace. It brought me a better way to live. Forgiving Paula did much more for me than it did for her.”
English, December 2015
You will learn more about Bill Pelke in “Learn more“.
Bill Pelke died on November 12th, 2020
_______________________________________________ - The death penalty only creates more hurt and grief
By Gabi Uhl
Gabi Uhl is Chairperson of the German Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (Initiative gegen die Todesstrafe e.V.). She has been involved with Capital Punishment for many years and has witnessed three executions of her pen friends.
English, December 2015
You will learn more about Gabi Uhl in “Learn more” and “Media”. Gabi can be contacted through connectdeathrow.
_______________________________________________ - The person in between – neither an offender nor a victim
By Ines Aubert
We can’t undo the crimes, but there is still something we can do.
English, December 2015
You will learn more about Ines Aubert in “Learn more” and “Media”. Ines can be contacted through connectdeathrow.
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