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Demetrius Frazier, sentenced to death in Alabama for a crime that occurred when he was 19 years old, will be executed by gas suffocation in Alabama on February 6, 2025 unless Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer orders the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) to return Mr. Frazier to Michigan to serve out his three life sentences.

Former Michigan Governor Snyder entered into an unlawful agreement to transfer Mr. Frazier to Alabama and current Michigan Governor Whitmer has done nothing to fix it.

Mr. Frazier filed this lawsuit against both Warden Terry Raybon (his statutory executioner) and Heidi Washington, Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, alleging his presence in Alabama is illegal. The legal action is paused because Michigan's Attorney General filed a response refusing to seek Demetrius's return to Michigan. Unless Governor Whitmer signs an executive order seeking his return, Demetrius will be suffocated to death on Feb. 6, becoming the first Michigan prisoner to be executed in 180+ years!

This letter writing action is addressed to Governor Whitmer. After you send this letter you will receive an email with additional ways to follow up with Governor Whitmer and other Michigan elected officials, including Attorney General Dana Nessel about this issue so they know this injustice is not being ignored or overlooked.

This news article contains additional background, including that as of publication time, Governor Whitmer’s office has not responded to a request for comment.