Governing document LIFELINES
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Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - Association Registered 18 Jul 2016 as amended on 11 Oct 2021
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS TO THOSE PERSONS WHO ARE AWAITING EXECUTION IN ANY STATE OF THE USA BY THE PROMOTION OF FRIENDSHIP BY LETTER WRITING TO SUCH PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING: (1) ADVICE AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUES LIKELY TO ARISE WHEN WRITING TO PRISONERS; (2) ONE TO ONE ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT WITH A SPECIFIC PRISONER IN THE US ON DEATH ROW WHO HAS REQUESTED FRIENDSHIP, AND FOR THE LIFE OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND BEYOND, IN PARTICULAR WHEN THE SENTENCE OF DEATH IS LIKELY TO BE CARRIED OUT; (3) A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION THAT ALLOWS PEOPLE TO HEAR THE VOICE OF THOSE ON DEATH ROW AND DEEPENS THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE US JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE DEATH PENALTY IN PARTICULAR; (4) ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT GIVING FINANCIAL AND OTHER TYPES OF SUPPORT TO DEATH ROW PRISONERS; (5) CONFERENCES THAT INCLUDE SPEAKERS WITH PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, DEATH ROW, AND THE IMPACT OF VIOLENT CRIME ON ALL THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED, WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHER WRITERS.
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