U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty (@uscedp.bsky.social)

No Wrongful Execution for Tony Carruthers Tony Carruthers could be innocent – but without your intervention, Tennessee may execute him without considering the full evidence. Tony was convicted without physical evidence, based on testimony from informants, including one paid by the state who later recanted his statement. For decades, the state denied that this informant was paid, and actively prevented the jury from knowing the full truth. Tony was forced to represent himself in court despite extreme mental illness – resulting in a trial riddled with so many mistakes that his co-defendant was granted a new trial. If Tennessee executes Tony, he will be the first person in nearly a century to be executed after being forced to represent himself at trial. There are several fingerprints and DNA from the scene that don't match Tony, but they were never compared to a suspect identified by his co-defendant. Additional evidence has never been tested. These tests could prove Tony's innocence: This evidence MUST be considered before his scheduled execution on May 21. Join us in calling for fingerprint and DNA testing before Tony is put to death. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-wrongful-execution-for-tony-carruthers?source=bsky-share&