Today's blog, Meet Vernon, belongs to Vernon Lee Evans (via Virginia Simmons). Vernon was a death row inmate in Maryland. He received a stay of execution in 2006, but I was unable to find out how long that had been for and if he was still alive. Given that the blog was last updated nearly 30 months ago, I am assuming that he was eventually executed.
There aren't tons of posts, but the ones that exist, combined with comments and questions from people that wrote him, make for interesting reading.
Update: Commenter Chuck D stated that Vernon was still alive and on Maryland's death row. I'll post a link if I can find one.
Later Update: In the comments Chuck D said:
The organization "Maryland Citizens Against State Executions" has a good, regularly updated website. Check the details of Vernon's captivity here.
Thanks for the info Chuck. I wonder why he stopped posting?
Monday, December 15, 2008
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To this day, Vernon Evans remains on Maryland's Death Row.
Do you have a link Chuck? I'd be happy to post it.
The organization "Maryland Citizens Against State Executions" has a good, regularly updated website.
Check the details of Vernon's captivity here:
http://www.mdcase.org/node/24
That was some bizarre-o reading...
Moderator DP said: "Thanks for the info Chuck. I wonder why he stopped posting then"
Prison libraries (which are usually closed shops in that they're run by the prison administration and therefore subject to the often ridiculous whims of the warden, the state legislature & c.) are notorious for restricting access to information and related resources for little or no reason. Maybe they've recently decided that the use of Blogspots contributes to increased rates of recidivism. Or maybe they're just assholes.
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