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Our Book
A Crack in the Wall
September 2018
A Crack in the Wall is a book marking the 30th Anniversary of LifeLines, a UK based charity whose members correspond with people on death row. The book, which is a compilation of writings by people on death row in the US and their pen friends and also past speakers.
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Death Row and the Death Penalty
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By Past Speakers at our Conferences
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Videos
My Type on Paper | Paola’s Story
While most LifeLines friendships take place via letter or email, sometimes over the phone, occasionally members choose to visit their penfriend.
Paola and Billy started writing to each other in 2021. Billy had been on death row for 27 years, and with no family and very few friends he was keen to have a friendship. In 2023 Paola took a big step and made the long journey to visit Billy in prison in the US. This is their story.
Film by Sarah Fox, made with Billy’s approval.
Useful Links
Amicus
Amicus is a small charity that helps provide representation for those facing the death penalty in the United States. They believe the death penalty is disproportionately imposed on the most vulnerable in society, violating their right to due process and equal justice before the law.
Reprieve
Reprieve is a legal action non-governmental organisation that delivers justice and saves lives, from death row to Guantánamo Bay. They are investigators, lawyers and campaigners who defend people facing human rights abuses, including the death penalty.
Death Penalty Information Center
The Death Penalty Information Center is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to serve the media, policymakers, and the general public with data and analysis on issues concerning capital punishment and the people it affects.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International UK work to protect people wherever justice,
freedom, truth and dignity are denied. As a global movement of
over seven million people, Amnesty International is the world’s largest grassroots human rights organisation.
Murder Victims Families for Human Rights
MVFHR is an international, non-governmental organization of family
members of murder victims and family members of the executed, all
of whom oppose the death penalty in all cases.