News Release - September 3, 2008
Georgia Department of Corrections
James E. Donald, Commissioner
Director of Public Affairs
Joan Heath
Contact: Office of Public Affairs (404) 656-9772
For Immediate Release
Execution Date Set For Chatham County Murderer
Troy Anthony Davis to be Executed on Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Atlanta–The Chatham County Superior Court has ordered the execution of convicted murderer Troy Anthony Davis. The Court ordered the Department to carry out the execution between September 23, and ending seven days later on September 30, 2008.
The execution is scheduled to take place at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 23.
Davis was sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of Savannah police officer Mark A. McPhail. If executed, he will be the 21st inmate put to death by lethal injection.
Media interested in a picture of Davis and a listing of his crimes may go to the Department of Corrections website (www.dcor.state.ga.us). At the main menu, look to the right and click on "inmate query." An acknowledgement of the disclaimer will allow access to the "offender query" page. To retrieve a photo and information, enter GDC ID number 657378.
The Department of Corrections is the fifth largest prison system in the United States and is responsible for supervising nearly 60,000 state prisoners and 140,000 probationers. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with nearly 15,000 employees.
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