Clemency for Troy Davis Discussed

The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles met Monday to consider clemency for convicted murderer Troy Davis. Davis is scheduled for execution Wednesday after 20 years on death row.

Mary Silver

9/19/2011|Updated: 10/1/2015

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Amnesty International activists hold banners in support of Troy Davis in front of the US Embassy in Rome on September 16, during a protest to denounce the death penalty in the United States. Davis was sentenced to death in 1991. (ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

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Mary Silver

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Mary Silver writes columns, grows herbs, hikes, and admires the sky. She likes critters, and thinks the best part of being a journalist is learning new stuff all the time. She has a Masters from Emory University, serves on the board of the Georgia chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and belongs to the Association of Health Care Journalists.