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By Steve Hall

"Activists again seek moratorium on death penalty in Indiana," is the title of today's Indianapolis Star report written by Jon Murray.Indiana hasn't executed a prisoner for more than two years, and a slowdown in new death sentences has resulted in a dwindling Death Row.But the issue is hardly dormant.Activists are renewing a call for a moratorium on executions until the system's fairness and massive costs can be examined.Leading the charge: a 24-year-old recent University of Notre Dame graduate who has recruited former state government officials, activists, professors and lawyers to his nascent effort, called the Indiana Coalition Acting to Suspend Executions, or InCASE.They are not naive about their chances. An Indiana panel that included former Gov...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 18, 2009 (boomark / email).