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Who Wants To Know?
Yesterday, the Seattle Times reported that Washington State’s execution team resigned, out of concern that their identities might be revealed during the course of a pending lawsuit over that state’s…
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Bad News, Good News
The bad news is that the United States is still among the top executioners in the world. The good news is that the numbers are down. According to an Amnesty…
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New Mexico Abolishes Death Penalty!
Tonight, a little after 6 PM mountain time, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed into law a bill abolishing the death penalty in his state. After weeks of publicly wrestling…
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New Mexico Public Calls In for Abolition
Last night, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson's press office issued a press release highlighting that phone calls to his hotline (505-476-2225) on the question of repealing the death penalty were…
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One More Step Forward
Yesterday, the New Mexico Senate Judiciary Committee voted 6-5 in support of HB 285, the bill that repeals New Mexico’s death penalty. This is the committee that, in the past,…
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Finality
The Saturday New York Times story on Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Presiding Justice Sharon Keller contains this gem: "We can’t give new trials to everyone who establishes, after conviction,…
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Death Penalty Abolition in Maryland: UPDATE 2
The Maryland Senate this morning voted for a “compromise” on the bill formerly known as the repeal bill. In this compromise legislation, the death penalty would be restricted to cases…
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Death Penalty abolition in Maryland is moving forward
By procedural votes of 25-22 and then 24-23, the Maryland Senate brought the death penalty repeal bill to the floor where, sometime this afternoon or evening, it will be debated…
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Death Penalty abolition in Maryland: UPDATE
This afternoon, the Maryland death penalty repeal bill was amended on the Senate floor, by a 25-22 vote, so that the death penalty would still be available, except in cases…
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A Comprehensive and Visionary Approach
Former President Jimmy Carter is the latest to weigh in on the death penalty repeal debate going on in New Mexico. The AP reported that he and his wife Rosalyn…
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Money for Nothing
The death penalty costs money – more money than the alternatives – and, as Wonkette notes “basically every state in the union is broke”. This is why (or at least one…
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State Killing in the Caribbean
The Caribbean. Beautiful sun-drenched beaches. Palm trees swaying in ocean breezes. Snorkeling. Scuba diving. Fruity rum drinks. Etc. Those who see the Caribbean as a fabulous tourist destination aren’t inclined…