AGENDA - 1 Nov 2012
1. Determine objectives with Governor:
¢ Considerations:
--How far do we think we can move the Governor in current climate
--Will the Governor do something privately?
--What do the attorneys in the three LI cases want and how can we ensure
we first do no harm?
¢ Possible Objectives
--Move the Governor to not sign execution warrants of three inmates at
end of appeals
--Move him to not sign any execution warrants
--Move him to declare publicly a suspension of executions
(moratorium) in order to
**Give the Legislature time to pass a bill enacting ABA
Recs; and/or
** Allow time to thoroughly review the ABA Recs;
¢ How do any of the objectives move KY to the 2015 repeal date?
2. Message:
e Fairness - legal system
¢ Innocence
© Cost
¢ Unfair to victims' families
¢ Immoral
¢ Other?
3. Considerations for approach to Governor
¢ What are his post-Governor plans?
¢ Who does he listen to?
-Judges
--UK professor on penal reform (?)
¢ Is there anything else we can add about what we know about the Governor? Is
there anything else we can add about his motivations and thinking in terms of
executions and clemencies?
--Does he care about what the press says? Which press?
--What or who else does he listen to?
4. Are there specific issues to raise up about the individual cases?
--What do interviewed jurors from the cases want?
--What do victim family members - in these cases and other cases - say?
--Are there any special messenger who can highlight the "good" facts of
these cases
5. What can give the Governor cover? [Is he unwilling to expend any political
capital on this?]
¢ POLLING DATA
¢ KY Human Rights Commission resolution
« Assessment Report's findings
Pending legislation; court rule changes being considered
¢ OTHER?
6. Messengers: Who are the best messengers
e Public
e Private/behind the scenes
® Formal
-Assessment Team members
e Informal
7. Other considerations - MEDIA
e New media outreach - opinion pieces and editorials - WHO, WHAT, WHERE,
WHEN
¢ Grassroots — are there any grassroots actions to consider at this point?
6. TIMING/NEXT STEPS
e What are the critical next steps?
¢ Who among us are the drivers of this?
e WHEN do our various next steps have to be accomplished?
