Austin, Texas, Aug 10, 2016 / 16:23 pm
In Texas, two scheduled executions could kill innocent men, Catholic and other Christian leaders have warned.
"In both cases, there are strong indicators that the defendants may be innocent. A gross misuse of justice does not serve the victims, our society or those who have been sentenced to death," the Texas Catholic bishops said Aug 3.
They urged Texans to write to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Board of Pardon and Paroles regarding Jeff Wood and Robert Pruett. Wood is scheduled for execution Aug. 24.
"Jeff Wood has not ever killed another person. He was not even in the building when the murder for which he is sentenced took place," the bishops said. "His mental health and the witness of a now-discredited psychiatrist seem to be the primary reasons for his capital punishment."