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In Alabama, the Anniston Star has, "Going against the trend: Alabama and the death penalty."For proponents of the death penalty, the end of last year and beginning of this one has been difficult. Before examining the facts, a disclaimer: The editorial board of The Anniston Star is a longtime opponent of the death penalty, particularly because of the inequitable way it is applied. To say nothing of the life-and-death moral quandary it puts a state and its citizenry in. With that out of the way, here's what's going on. In December, New Jersey banned capital punishment, the first state to do so in 42 years. Three more death-row inmates were exonerated in 2007, joining more than 100 whose trip to the death chambers has been halted thanks to DNA testing...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 31, 2008 (boomark / email).