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The Wall Is Beginning to Crumble

By Tennessee Coalition to Abolish State Killing

Yesterday, abolitionists across this country and the world, celebrated the 1 year anniversary of the abolition of the death penalty in New Jersey. On December 17, 2007, New Jersey became the only state to abolish the death penalty legislatively and the first to abolish the death penalty since 1965. Because of the hard work and dedication of New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty led by Celeste Fitzgerald as well as the national abolitionists, legislators, and Governor Jon Corzine, New Jersey has demonstrated that the promises of the death penalty system are hollow and that alternatives are better for murder victims' families, for law enforcement, for public safety, and for citizens who care about fairness and accuracy.br /br /And now, Maryland is one step closer to abolition as well with the recommendation of repeal by the Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment...continue to full post

Full post as published by tcask:: on the road (to abolition) on December 18, 2008 (boomark / email).