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WHO IS KEVIN COOPER?
Kevin Cooper is an inmate on death row at San Quentin State Prison. In 1985 he was convicted of the murder of the Ryen family and a houseguest in San Bernadino county. Much evidence has come forward that was never tested or presented before the jury at Kevin Cooper's trial that could possibly challenge his conviction.
KEVIN'S WRITING
Kevin Cooper has written many essays while on death row. These deal with not only his case and personal experiences, but also the larger issues related to the death penalty. Moving and inspiring, these pieces take you into Kevin's world and will help you understand where he's coming from.
- My Decision
- Reality Check
- Scapegoat
- The Power of Self
- Man-Made Stress (Word Document)
- Worth More Dead than Alive (Word Document)
- Innocence Makes No Difference (Word Document)
- Exactly What People is he Talking About? (Word Document)
- A People in Denial.doc (Word Document)
- Man-Made Death.doc (Word Document)
- War.doc (Word Document)
- Hate Crimes (jpg image)
- I Now Acknowledge (jpg image)
- Redemption Forgiveness (jpg image)
- Who Really Cares (jpg image)
- It Doesnt Matter (jpg image)
- Compassionate Conservative (web page)
- My Struggle (web page)
- In Whose Name? Justice! (web page)
- A Plea to the Black Community -1998 (web page)
- A Brief History on the Penalty of Death in America! -1999 (web page)
UPDATE: READ HIS LATEST PIECES:
- This is Not My Execution (Word Document)
- This is Not My Execution (web page)
- Read Kevin's account of February 9 - 'Ritual of Death.' (web page)
- Deadly Disease - March 2004
- Suffering in Silence - March 2004
- Good vs. Evil - April 2004
- Hate Mail Justice -April 2004
- You Can Continue to Ignore the Truth if You Want - May 2004
- Trophy Photographs - May 2004
PHOTOGRAPHS
Death row inmates at San Quentin Prison are allowed to have photographs taken during visits. Here are a few of Kevin, an older one and a recent one. Below are photos taken on a recent visit of Kevin and members of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty.
