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Sunny Jacobs & Peter Pringle
Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs and Peter Pringle each served years on death row—Jacobs 17 years in the United States and Pringle 15 years in Ireland. Both were exonerated
after their convictions were overturned for murders that they did not commit. They attribute much of their strength and survival to the yoga and meditation practices they developed in prison. They met at an Amnesty International meeting while both publicly campaigning against the death penalty and soon fell in love.
Their wedding in late 2011 was perhaps the first of its kind: the
union of two exonerated death row inmates. Sunny and Peter are inspirational messagers against the death penalty; campaigning for human rights and for reminding us of the power of the human spirit to triumph over adversity, suffering and injustice. They live in the beautiful Connemara region in the west of Ireland and travel worldwide telling their story and shining a light for peace, justice and healing. They welcome your support.
Sonia 'Sunny' Jacobs (64)was sentenced to death at the age of 28 for the murder of two police
officers in Florida. When she was imprisoned, her two young children
were cast into the foster care system. Nearly 17 years after her arrest,
Sunny’s conviction was overturned on appeal. Her story, along with
those of five other wrongfully convicted death row inmates, became The Exonerated, a play put on by the nonprofit theater, The Culture Project. Sunny is the author of Stolen Time: One Woman’s Inspiring Story as an Innocent Condemned to Death.
'An extraordinary and
inspirational story. Sunny Jacobs is a remarkable woman'
- Susan Sarandon, Actress
- Susan Sarandon, Actress
Peter Pringle (73) was accused of being one of three men who had murdered two police
officers following a bank robbery in Ireland. After his conviction, he
had been sentenced to be hanged. Just days before a noose was tied
around his neck, Pringle learned that Ireland’s president had commuted
his sentence to 40 years without parole. Pringle then immersed himself
into legal books and effectively became a "jailhouse lawyer." Serving as
his own counsel, Pringle successfully pleaded his case, leading the
Court of Criminal Appeal to quash his conviction. He is a human rights
and anti-death penalty activist.
- Text adapted from Democracy Now
- Text adapted from Democracy Now
Please donate online to support the important work of Sunny and Peter.
Selected media links
- Irish Times interview (January 21, 2011)
- New York Times interview (November 18, 2011)
- Video - Democracy Now interview (November 23, 2011)
- Video - TV3 Ireland interview with Peter (October 23, 2012)
- Audio - Newstalk FM Ireland - Moncrief show interview with Peter (October 23, 2012) - part 2 after 39 mins)
- Audio - BBC Radio 4 interview (November 03, 2012 - after 23 mins, 15 secs)
- Irish Examiner interview with Peter (November 04, 2012)
- Audio - Peter on the Today FM Ray D'Arcy Show (November 28, 2012)
- Video: Peter at the Trailblaze event at Green Street Court House in Dublin (November 28, 2012)
Watch the Democracy Now interview
November 23rd, 2011
Peter Pringle from The Trailblazery on Vimeo.
YOU can support Sunny and Peter by promoting their work, organising talks, donating to their campaigns and by spreading the word.
