John —

For the past 33 years, Pervis Payne — a Black person living with an intellectual disability — has been on death row in Tennessee for a crime he’s always said he didn’t commit.

His lawyers at the federal defender's office have been fighting for Pervis and recently filed a petition arguing that executing him would be unconstitutional because he has an intellectual disability. On Dec. 13, a judge is set to hear this claim, but until then, the State can still set a new execution date for Pervis at any moment. We can’t let Tennessee kill an innocent man.

We put together a list of six ways you can help Pervis right now — take a look:

1. Tune in to the Power Up For Pervis livestream on Sept. 8. at 1 p.m. ET, and learn more about his case. RSVP now to make sure you’re notified when it starts.
2. RSVP for the Free Pervis Payne rally in New York City, Chicago, Washington D.C., Dallas, Memphis, Nashville, Knoxville, and more on Sept. 8, and tweet your photo in support of Pervis to @innocence using #FreePervisPayne.
3. Urge District Attorney Amy Weirich to remove Pervis from death row right now.
4. Text TEAMPAYNE to 52886 to stay updated about his case.
5. Support the Payne family directly by purchasing Free Pervis Payne t-shirts and masks here.
6. Help us reach 1 million supporters for Pervis by sharing this on Twitter and with your friends in Tennessee.

We can get justice for Pervis, but it’s going to take all of us doing our part.

Thank you for your support,

— The Innocence Project Team