Sean Grayson Deserves Death, Grace Will Be More Painful.

July 23, 2024 By Jeff Hood

Officer Sean Grayson Deserves Death, Grace Will Be More Painful. Fucked up. Disgusting. Evil. There are only so many words available to describe the catastrophic intentional murderous actions of Officer Sean Grayson. Indeed, in this situation words will always fall short. Grayson deserves a swift sentence of death. However, I suspect that grace will be much more painful. On July 6, Sonya Massey heard noises around her home. Suffering from paranoid schizophrenia, it’s anyone’s guess if such... Read more

The Execution of David Hosier: The Final Full Account

July 9, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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*Earlier today, I released all of my writings on the June 11, 2024 execution of my friend David Hosier in Missouri. Below is the chapter that I wrote about Hosier’s execution. The entire book “THE DAVID HOSIER STORY: Writings from a Campaign” is available for purchase here. The Execution of David Hosier: The Final Full Account David Hosier gave me a tremendous gift. Over the final few months of David’s life, he let me in. While... Read more

The Execution of Michael Smith: A Full Account from Oklahoma

July 7, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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*Earlier today, I released all of my writings on the April 4, 2024 execution of my friend Michael Smith in Oklahoma. Below is the chapter that I wrote about Smith’s execution. The entire book “Underrepresented: Michael Smith, Oklahoma & the Death Penalty” is available for purchase here. Amidst horror, descriptions fail. Towering walls on all sides holding back countless tons of dirt. Each stone whispering secrets of imprisoned souls. Glass doors that lead underground. Though you can see through,... Read more

The Death Row Spiritual Advisor: A Primer

July 2, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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THE DEATH ROW SPIRITUAL ADVISOR: A PRIMER Beginnings are important. We speak to someone where we find them. We cannot begin beyond where we are. Perhaps one can go back, but the beginning is always the beginning. We do not begin in endings. The spiritual advisor must meet all that they meet where they are, not where they were. Spirituality is complicated. No two people are the same. We are all trying to find the God that is... Read more

What Difference Does it Make if Ramiro Gonzales Prays?

June 24, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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Spirituality is complicated. For almost two decades, I’ve ministered to all sorts of people. One of the things that I’ve come to realize is that no two people are the same. We are all trying to find the God that is beyond God. That is the entity that is beyond all comprehension that gives life meaning. Those who claim to know the totality of the divine are fools who should never be trusted. God is indescribable and that is... Read more

What Difference Does it Make if Ramiro Gonzales Prays?

June 24, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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What Difference Does it Make if Ramiro Gonzales Prays?

June 24, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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Scattered Thoughts On 18 Years of Ordained Ministry

June 21, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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18 years ago, I was ordained a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ at The Rock Baptist Church in Rex, Georgia. *Yes. Since then… I’ve had to get glasses. I’ve shaved my head. I’ve grown a beard. 2 years ago, I was incardinated into the priesthood of the Catholic Church by Bishop James St. George at St. Miriam Parish in Flourtown, Pennsylvania. “Do you believe in a literal hell?” I’ll never forget that question. For one of the... Read more

The Final Visit: Minutes with David Hosier

June 11, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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The Final Visit: Minutes with David Hosier Prisons are all the same. You hurry up to wait. Nothing happens when they tell you it’s going to. You are forced to just sit. The process of my final visit with David Hosier was anything but smooth. You don’t dare complain. They could very easily kick you out. Through it all, you are just left alone with your thoughts. Though I’d had such final visits before, this one was... Read more

Poem: More Than a Day

June 9, 2024 By Jeff Hood

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As the execution of David Hosier nears, I revisit a poem I wrote several years ago after an execution. More than a day. I’m alone Nobody’s here That room The source of my fear It’s a long road To the end of the hall Somebody please Listen to me It’s a long road To the end of the hall Nobody cared To show me the way Surely a life Is more than a day It’s a long road... Read more