Photos by Matt Ramey
We had the largest crowd ever at our awards celebration on Sept. 26 at Parizade. It was wonderful to honor a group of people who have done such important work — and bittersweet to remember our friend Bill Massengale in the company of his beautiful family. We also cherished being in community with people who care so deeply about ending the barbaric death penalty. The entire staff of CDPL felt loved and supported. We were especially thrilled to have among us three exonerees from North Carolina’s death row, Mike Ryan, Ed Chapman, and Alfred Rivera, along with April Barber, who was recently pardoned after spending decades in prison for crimes committed as a child.
Congratulations again to Bill Massengale and Marilyn Ozer, winners of the Osborn Award, and Patricia Carrington, winner of the Messenger of Light Award. Read more about them here.
You can watch the speeches, and hear a beautiful letter written by a man on death row, here:
Thanks also to our generous sponsors, who make CDPL’s work possible.
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- Gerry Dudzik & Cindy Elliott
- Jay & Kay Ferguson
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- Brandon Garrett & Kerry Abrams
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- Racial Equity Institute
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- David S. Tuttle
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