Meet Ron Keine: Wrongly Convicted and Sentenced to Death

What: JustCommunity Speaker: Ron Keine of Witness to Innocence
When: Saturday, January 29, 5:00 PM
Where: Community Center – Potato Supper Event

Ron Keine has spoken across the country about his experience of being wrongly convicted and sentenced to death. A recent listener says: "Ron Keine's talk on the modern death penalty was equally enlightening, heart-breaking, and enraging. I was shocked at what had happened to him and to others in the same situation. No one can support capital punishment on any grounds after such a presentation of facts."

Ron Keine is a strong leader in the anti-death penalty movement and an active participant in Witness to Innocence. Ron currently lives outside of Detroit, where he owns his own business. He tells his story of survival to groups throughout the country and has done numerous media interviews about his wrongful conviction in the criminal justice system. Ron has been on the Larry King Show, various radio talk shows and a 2007 PBS documentary highlights a speech he gave at Bluffton University. Ron is a dynamic speaker who engages his audience with a high-impact mixture of sadness and humor. He feels it is important to tell his story of death row to educate others. “I used to have faith in the American justice system. Now I know it's corrupt and broken. I don't believe the government should kill people.”

Ron will speak at our January Potato Supper. The event is free of charge: salads and desserts are welcome but not required! You can reserve your baked potato by signing up through this link: My Potato for Jan 29

This year, our "seamless garment" season of JustCommunity will focus on the Catholic perspective on capital punishment. This event is the first of this season, which will run through Feb 20. Watch for new material on this issue, coming soon to this website!