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Moving Toward Life Sentences

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That's the title of a post at Campus Progress, the student affiliate of the Center for American Progress.  It's written by Brown University senior Matthew Corritore.  LINK  Here's the introduction:Last year, New Jersey became the first state to outright abolish its death penalty since 1965. And despite upholding the constitutionality of Kentucky?s lethal injection procedure in April of this year, in June the Supreme Court concluded the execution of child rapists is illegal. By all outward appearances, the death penalty in the United States faces an uncertain future. Ever since the Supreme Court reinstated capital punishment in 1976?s Gregg v. Georgia, its use has been gradually restricted. In 2007, 42 inmates were executed, down from a post-Gregg high of 98 in 1999...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on October 22, 2008 (boomark / email).