Today, Congresswoman Cori Bush (MO-01) delivered a speech on the House floor urging Missouri Governor Mike Parson to immediately halt the execution of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams, an innocent man scheduled to be executed by the state of Missouri next Tuesday, September 24.
On Wednesday, Congresswoman Bush sent a letter to Governor Parson urging him to grant clemency and save Marcellus Williams' life.
Watch HERE or read her full remarks, as prepared for delivery, below.
“St. Louis and I rise today to say that state-sanctioned violence has no place in a humane society.
Next Tuesday, Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams is scheduled to be executed for a crime he didn’t commit. Despite credible evidence of Williams’ innocence and mass scrutiny over the fairness of his trial, Missouri Governor Mike Parson and the courts have yet to stop an innocent man from being executed.
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