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Spring Break in the Belly of the Beast

By "Persian Cowboy"

Alternet has published an article by UT's Bryan McCann about the 2008 Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break. By Bryan McCann, AlterNet. Posted March 19, 2008.At the Anti-Death Penalty Alternative Spring Break in Texas, students learn what it takes to fight state killing -- against all odds.It's easy to pity the Texas death penalty abolitionist. The Lone Star State is widely recognized as the "belly of the beast" when it comes to capital punishment. Since 1982, Texas has executed 405 individuals, more than the rest of the nation combined. Harris County, which includes Houston, would rank second in the nation for executions if it were its own state. Quite simply, no state in the union is more willing to administer lethal injections to the convicted...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on March 22, 2008 (boomark / email).