His execution is scheduled for June 11, 2026. Governor Kay Ivey has the power to stop it. We are not slowing down, and neither should you.

 

Since our last letter, this campaign has been in motion. We held a private screening of the clemency film. We showed up in Montgomery alongside thousands of people marching for justice in Alabama. And we have two critical events ahead before June 11th. Here is everything you need to know.

UPCOMING EVENTS

VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING: JUNE 3, 2026

PETITION DROP: JUNE 8, 2026 @11am CT

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SINCE WE LAST WROTE

ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE SOUTH

 

On May 16th, thousands of people gathered in Selma and Montgomery for All Roads Lead to the South, a National Day of Action for voting rights. More than 90 civil rights, faith, labor, and community organizations marched from the Edmund Pettus Bridge to the steps of the Alabama State Capitol to call on Alabama to protect the right to vote.

 

We were there because this is where the fight for justice lives. And as long as Jeffery Lee is on death row in this state, we will keep showing up.

PRIVATE FILM SCREENING - MAY 18TH

On May 18th, we held a private screening of the clemency film for a small group of advocates, organizers, and supporters. The room was quiet in the way rooms get when something important is happening.

 

The response was immediate. People who had followed this case for months said seeing Jeffery tell his own story changed something for them. That is exactly what this film is meant to do.

HERE IS WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU

 

We have a film. We have a petition. We have a march behind us and a delivery date ahead. What we need now is everyone on this list doing one thing before June 11th, whether that is signing, sharing, calling, or showing up on June 3rd.

 

 

A jury already gave Jeffery his life. Help us make sure Alabama cannot take it away.

THANK YOU FOR BEING SOMEONE WHO SHOWS UP.

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