Shankle-Grant and Storey on a visit in 2014 For the families of men facing the death penalty, money can be a barrier to seeing a loved one before the end. Marilyn Shankle-Grant's son, Paul Storey, has been fighting his death sentence for almost 10 years. All his legal efforts so far have fallen short, and in autumn, a judge set his execution date for 12 April, 2017. Storey was convicted in the 2006 shooting death of 28-year-old Jonas Cherry during an armed robbery. Storey's accomplice - the gunman - pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison. Storey went forward with a jury trial and received the death penalty in 2008. Since he was sent to death row, Shankle-Grant has been able to see her son about once a month, making the four-hour drive from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, to the state prison in Livingston, Texas. But recently things have got more difficult for the 57-year-old hospitality worker. The stress and depression over her son's impendi...
Striving for a World without Capital Punishment