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Follow New Jersey, repeal death penalty

By "Persian Cowboy"

Thats the title of an op-ed in Houston Chronicle by NCADP's Diann Rust-Tierney and TCADP's Rick Halperin.What do law enforcement officers, prosecutors, crime victims' advocates and both Democratic and Republican state legislators have in common? Recently, all of these groups came together in New Jersey to support legislation to repeal that state's death penalty. The legislation was signed into law last week by Gov. Jon Corzine, and New Jersey became the first state to legislatively repeal the death penalty since Iowa and West Virginia did so way back in 1965. The fact that New Jersey acted as it did may surprise anyone not familiar with the growing national discussion over capital punishment. But for those who are familiar with this discussion, the surprise is not that New Jersey acted as it did ? but rather why other states such as Texas have not taken similar steps toward repeal...continue to full post

Full post as published by Texas Death Penalty Blog on December 27, 2007 (boomark / email).