G.A.V.E.'s e-Book is Now Available! THE FORSAKEN GIFT OF LIFE: AN EXPOSÉ OF THE POINTLESS BAN ON PRISONER ORGAN DONATION
This e-Book takes a complete look at all of the issues surrounding prisoner organ donation, including disease in prison, China's abuses, consent conflicts, ethical issues, and many more. Available from Amazon (click here).
Western Oregon University has just completed polling Oregon, Washington and Idaho's death row to gauge interest in organ donation.
(View survey results)
Oregon death row inmate offers to end remaining death penalty appeals if allowed to donate organs after execution.
Prison and Prosecutors Reject Proposals
"The department rejects your offer to dismiss your post conviction case and to forego your subsequent appeals in exchange for granting your request (to donate your organs after execution)... (we) have no intentions to negotiate or to discuss the issues further with you or your attorneys." - Michael Gower, Assistant Director, OR Dept of Corrections for Max Williams, Director and Kathleen Cegla, Deputy Attorney General of OR
Prison Rejects Petitions to Amend Oregon Rules on Capital Punishment and Organ Donation
"The department finds that the interest of the public and condemned are best served by denying the petition and administering capital punishment in accordance with Oregon statutes."
- Max Williams, Director, OR Dept of Corrections
The public and death row inmates disagree with the prison's assessment. Comments received by the Department of Corrections in consideration of the proposals were solely in support. Comments such as:
"This is to show my support for amendments... to add the option to allow death row inmates the choice to donate their organs at the time of execution. Oregon has the chance to set an example for other states and I believe this to be a worthy cause that will surely benefit many people."
- V.S.K.
As well as comments from death row inmates:
"Should my appeals be unsuccessful, I would like to globally donate all organs and thus even in death find a way to benefit society."
- J.T., Oregon death row inmate
More than half of Oregon's death row verbally or in writing supported proposed amendments to donate organs after execution.
Additional information on proposals to donate:
Update
G.A.V.E.is now contacting other condemned prisoners who have already exhausted their appeals and face an execution date. As others express a wish to donate, they are provided with the necessary resources to seek approval from their state's prison administration to donate after execution.
This e-Book takes a complete look at all of the issues surrounding prisoner organ donation, including disease in prison, China's abuses, consent conflicts, ethical issues, and many more. Available from Amazon (click here).
Western Oregon University has just completed polling Oregon, Washington and Idaho's death row to gauge interest in organ donation.
(View survey results)
Oregon death row inmate offers to end remaining death penalty appeals if allowed to donate organs after execution.
- Proposal for organ donation after execution **
- Letters to Oregon's attorney general and judge
- Petitions to amend Oregon administrative rules to allow for organ donation
- MSNBC article discusses G.A.V.E.'s cause. Read the article now.
- NY Times publishes article by G.A.V.E.'s founder on prisoner organ donations. Read the March 6, 2011 editorial now.
Prison and Prosecutors Reject Proposals
"The department rejects your offer to dismiss your post conviction case and to forego your subsequent appeals in exchange for granting your request (to donate your organs after execution)... (we) have no intentions to negotiate or to discuss the issues further with you or your attorneys." - Michael Gower, Assistant Director, OR Dept of Corrections for Max Williams, Director and Kathleen Cegla, Deputy Attorney General of OR
- Letter rejecting offer to end appeals and donate after execution
Prison Rejects Petitions to Amend Oregon Rules on Capital Punishment and Organ Donation
"The department finds that the interest of the public and condemned are best served by denying the petition and administering capital punishment in accordance with Oregon statutes."
- Max Williams, Director, OR Dept of Corrections
The public and death row inmates disagree with the prison's assessment. Comments received by the Department of Corrections in consideration of the proposals were solely in support. Comments such as:
"This is to show my support for amendments... to add the option to allow death row inmates the choice to donate their organs at the time of execution. Oregon has the chance to set an example for other states and I believe this to be a worthy cause that will surely benefit many people."
- V.S.K.
As well as comments from death row inmates:
"Should my appeals be unsuccessful, I would like to globally donate all organs and thus even in death find a way to benefit society."
- J.T., Oregon death row inmate
More than half of Oregon's death row verbally or in writing supported proposed amendments to donate organs after execution.
Additional information on proposals to donate:
- Transcript of court hearing on organ donation after execution
- Petition to amend Oregon rules for prisoner living donations
- Proposal for living donation of kidney
- Complete timeline of efforts to donate
Update
G.A.V.E.is now contacting other condemned prisoners who have already exhausted their appeals and face an execution date. As others express a wish to donate, they are provided with the necessary resources to seek approval from their state's prison administration to donate after execution.
- Compassion - Cover article written by G.A.V.E.'s founder (Compassion is a bi-monthly publication sent to all death row inmates and subscribers)
- Since G.A.V.E. was launched in November 2009:
- Public shows interest
- Mail has poured in from readers, law students, the media, film producers, doctors, and other professionals with interest, concerns and some wishes to help (much help is still needed)
- Prisons reconsider
- Prisons nationwide have begun examining their organ donation policies in consideration of inmate donations to strangers where only family donations were possible before.
- States have begun switching from the typical 3 drug lethal injection cocktail to one that uses a single drug (sodium thiopental). This change makes organ donations from willing condemned inmates humane and medically feasible.
- States that have made the switch: Washington, Ohio, Texas, Georgia, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho and South Dakota. To keep up with lethal injection news click here.
- Film industry takes notice
- Many documentary companies and producers express interest in filming G.A.V.E.'s efforts. Due to the prison's rejection of the ideas, they refuse all film crew access. G.A.V.E. is now expanding to make available a spokesperson and other prisons to give the issue more light.
- Many documentary companies and producers express interest in filming G.A.V.E.'s efforts. Due to the prison's rejection of the ideas, they refuse all film crew access. G.A.V.E. is now expanding to make available a spokesperson and other prisons to give the issue more light.
- Public shows interest
