Georgia Superior Court has scheduled the execution of death row prisoner Troy Davis on Sept. 21. Davis was convicted for the 1989 killing of an off-duty white police officer. Since then, seven of the nine non-police witnesses have recanted their testimony, and there is no physical evidence tying him to the crime scene. Amnesty International, the NAACP and numerous other groups have called on the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles to grant Davis clemency. Benjamin Jealous is the president and CEO of the NAACP.

Benjamin Jealous, NAACP president, CEO: “Having dealt with hundreds of death row cases over the past 20 years, I have no doubt that Troy is telling the truth. So many others have come to the same conclusion. But with regard to the Board of Pardons and Parole, we just need them to recognize that there is doubt, that this is an exceptional case, and they should do the exceptional thing and spare his life.”