Two former death row inmates who spent time on death row for crimes they did not commit will speak at Lycoming on October 16 about the experience of facing execution knowing they were innocent. They will speak in the Barclay lecture Hall in the Heim Building at 7 pm. The presentation is free.

The former inmates, William Nieves and Ray Krone, are in the midst of a two week, statewide speaking tour, "From Death Row to Freedom: Voices of Innocence."

Nieves, a native of Philadelphia, spent seven years on Pennsylvania’s death row before his exoneration and release two years ago. Krone, a resident of Dover, Pa., was on death row in Arizona before being exonerated this past spring. They will discuss the current danger of executing innocent individuals and explain why they believe Pennsylvania’s death penalty statute is critically flawed. Nieves and Krone will travel throughout the state from October 9-23 and are calling on Gov. Mark Schweiker to impost an immediate moratorium on executions, as governors of Illinois and Maryland have done in their states.