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"Money, Morality, and Repealing the Death Penalty"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the title of this notable commentary on the PBS website.  Here is an excerpt from the middle of the piece: For many death penalty opponents, New Mexico?s repeal was the result of years of hard work. The bill was first introduced 12 years ago, but it always faced challenges in the senate?s judiciary committee.  ?It was heartbreaking,? says the Rev. Dr. Holly Beaumont, a Disciples of Christ minister and legislative advocate for the New Mexico Conference of Churches.  She represents the conference on the New Mexico Coalition to Repeal the Death Penalty. Over the years faith-based death penalty opponents in New Mexico remained resolute, says Beaumont.  ?We weren?t going away, and the legislature knew that we would be back again...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on April 25, 2009 (boomark / email).