Death Penalty Abolition News
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Five states move closer to banning death penalty
On the legislative front in 2013, action is expected in Maryland, Colorado, Montana, Delaware and Kansas, where support for ending the death penalty is bipartisan. Already, Kentucky’s Rep. Carl Rollins II has filed a bill in the state legislature to […]
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Connecticut ends death penalty
On April 25, 2012 Connecticut became the 5th state in 5 years – and the 17th overall – to get rid of its death penalty. The success was predicated on the incredible coalition of nearly 200 murder victims’ families who […]
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Sister Prejean asks students “what are you for?”
The University of Portland newspaper published a story about Sister Helen Prejean‘s speech on that campus recently. Adviser to death row inmates challenges UP audience Prejean asked many questions of the audience. For example, Prejean asked the audience to reflect […]
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