ACLU of Kentucky

The American Civil Liberties Union of Kentucky and the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty are proud to bring Journey of Hope to Kentucky for a tour of six college campuses from November 2-5. The Journey of Hope is a nationwide effort to bring together people involved in the tragedy of murder and our capital punishment system in order to share their stories.  This tour will offer Kentuckians the opportunity to hear and learn from very personal accounts about the devastating impact of the capital punishment system on victims and the accused alike.

Kentucky’s Journey of Hope will feature founder Bill Pelke, who, up until his grandmother’s murder, supported the death penalty. The retired steelworker experienced a spiritual transformation in 1986 and worked to save his grandmother’s assailant from execution. Joining Pelke will be Shujaa Graham, who was exonerated from death row after being framed
for the 1973 murder of a prison guard in Stockton, CA and Terri Steinberg who is the mother of Justin Wolfe, Virginia’s youngest death row resident.

The Journey of Hope tour is a precursor to the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) Conference, which will be held in Louisville in January.  Please check our online calendar for the full schedule of events and for updates on this tour and the NCADP Conference.

Read more about the Journey of Hope by clicking the link below ...