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Breaking – From Prisonmovement’s Weblog – PA Rejects Clemency in Terry Williams Case

Sep 18, 2012deafinprisonorgNews, ReBlogsBitcoDavid, Capital punishment, Deaf in Prison, DeafInPrison.com, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, postaday, PrisonMovement's Weblog, Sexual abuse, Terry Williams

We’ve been following this story. Here’s the latest in this tragic case. http://prisonmovement.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/pa-pardons-board-rejects-clemency-for-williams/ Our gratitude to Prisonmovement’s Weblog for keeping us updated. A divided Pennsylvania Board of Pardons voted against clemency for convicted Philadelphia killer Terrance “Terry” Williams in the 1984 killing of Mount Airy churchman Amos Norwood. Williams was a victim of constant sexual

From CBS News – Deaf Captive Held For SS Checks

This story was covered by CBS News, and brought to my attention by Marsha Graham. Held captive by a neighbor, he was beaten, starved and forced to sign over his Social Security checks. The checks were valued at about 600 dollars a month. “He was physically abused. No scars, but the body was being beaten,”