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LOS ANGELES – January 16, 2006, Human rights advocates gathered for a rally and march to a local church for a vigil on the eve of the state’s scheduled execution of Clarence Ray Allen. The event was subdued and solemn. A large 20 foot banner reading END EXECUTIONS! was placed on the steps of the church altar. An electric chair was also set up in front of the altar. A one act play, “A Prison of the Mind” by Marion Scherer was presented. The event was one of many such gatherings around the state held in opposition to state executions. The execution of Allen will be the second in a month after last month’s execution of Tookie Williams. And in February there is another execution scheduled for death row inmate, Michael Morales.
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Protests Mark Eve of Execution