Sheila Jackson Lee asks Gov. Perry to STOP THE EXECUTION.

CAPTION: Jeanine Lewis reads the public statement for the woman she assists: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX18). At this press conference, other speakers brought widely unknown facts about the Frances Newton case to light again. The event was held at the S.H.A.P.E. Community Center in Houston, on Thursday, August 25, two days before the March and Rally at the Governor's Mansion in Austin on Saturday.

THE TEXT OF THE STATEMENT WILL SOON APPEAR HERE.

In the picture, left to right, are: Jewel Nelms (Frances' mother), Hitaji Aziz (key mover, KPFT programmer), Jeanine Lewis (speaking; assistant to Ms. Jackson-Lee), and looking over the podium, Rabia Tahiri (outreach co-captain for the Committee to Free Frances Newton).