Anthony spent Christmas in the Dallas County Jail - which houses some of the worst conditions in the USA. This is because he had his hearing in Dallas in earlier December. During this hearing it was agreed that because a key witness had come forward and recanted his testimony (that he had been coerced into making accusations against Anthony)- that a new decision should be made about this new situation before the 31st December.

This decision has not yet been made at the day of writing (31st December) and therefore, Anthony has been returned to his cell at Polunsky

In short, we are waiting to hear whether the presiding Judge over the 13th December hearing will either ask for more time to make a decision, rule that prosecutorial misconduct did indeed occur during Anthony's original trial, or rule that prosecutorial misconduct did not occur during Anthony's original trial.

Whichever ruling is made, it will go to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals which will examine all of the information about Anthony's prosecutorial misconduct claim and then make a final decision.

We have no way of knowing how long all of this will take.

We urge you to continue to writing to Anthony at the Polunksy address mentioned on this page. But please be aware that Anthony is still on a lower disciplinary level because of his strong complaints over the fact that he was not allowed to receive a visit from his spiritual advisor on the original scheduled execution period - despite the fact that his spiritual advisor made all of the correct arrangements and had two non-refundable air tickets.

Anthony has NEVER been on anything other than the 'best behaviour' levels of discipline within the US prison system and we urge the texas Dept of Criminal Justice to show some sense and return Anthony's priveledges to him.

If you write to Anthony, please be aware that he may be slow in responding due to restrictions on his ability to purchase stamps or to have writing materials.

Anthony has received a stay of execution from the Court of Criminal Appeals. This was because a key witness, Memphis Nealy came forward to state that they had been pressured and intimidated by a prosecutorial attorney during the initial trial. This attorney later resigned from the district attorney's office in July 2003, shortly after a defense attorney sought a new punishment trial for a Dallas man sentenced to death in another case, arguing that the attorney failed to correct testimony he knew was inaccurate.

Unfortunately the Judge involved in making this decision, declared some very prejudicial opinions against Anthony's case and her ability to preside objectively now over a further investigation has also been called completely into question.

The case has outraged international opinion in relation to the Texas system of 'injustice', with the Guardian national and international newspaper reporting on the case. See:

• http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6214541,00.html

The Dallas Morning News reported on the stay on Tuesday 15th June:

• http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-nealy _14met.ART0.North.Edition1.3e5a29b.html

Supporters of Anthony noted that this website was used by the DA's office in order to 'play dirty' by assuming that members of Anthony's family were trying to influence the actions of a key witness. We can only say that we are pleased that your job in contributing to the murder of another person involved in this sad case was not such an easy one as it clearly is in Texas most days of the week....

Doug Tjapkes and his wife Marcia flew to Texas to visit Anthony on 14th November. They had arranged with Polunsky Unit to see Anthony before and during the (then) scheduled execution. However, when they arrived at Livingston, they were informed that they could no longer visit Anthony! This was truly outrageous!!! However, despite this callous treatment, Doug managed to speak on the local radio station - KDOL radio http://www.ontheradio.net/radiostations/kdolfm.aspx which has been set up as an outreach radio station for inmates. You can read Doug's experience here......

Anthony wants his friend's book to be mentioned (it also mentions Ant in it - a v nice book by an amazing guy).

Sweet Freedom: Breaking the Bondage of Maurice Carter unveils the untold story behind a wrongful conviction that captured international media attention. An African-American prisoner and a white middle-class journalist defied colour barriers to form a powerful friendship. After Maurice Carter sought the help of Doug Tjapkes to get out of prison for a crime he did not commit, their story made international headlines. In Sweet Freedom: Breaking the Bond of Maurice Carter, Tjapkes takes readers through a vivid and heart-warming account of an interracial friendship that transpired in the face of outrageous justice"

By Doug Tjapkes, President of INNOCENT! - An organisation focused on encouraging and enhancing efforts to free the wrongly convicted. See http://www.aboutinnocent.org/

This book can be ordered from www.Amazon.com or www.Amazon.co.uk for just $12.99 plus p and p - OR - if you would like to order this for a friend who is an inmate in the US prison system, Doug has promised that if you contact him directly on thedouger@chartermi.net he will pay the postage and packaging himself and charge a fabulous rate of just $10.00 per book!