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Politicians Exploit Death Penalty
Loaded on Jan. 15, 1992
published in Prison Legal News
January, 1992, page 2
State-level lawmakers are using proposed death penalty legislation for political purposes rather than to deter crime, said the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty on October 9, 1991.
Filed under:
Death Penalty/Death Row,
Death Penalty,
State Legislation.
Location:
United States of America.
The group released its annual survey of state legislation on the volatile issue, finding 183 bills in 41 states relating to …
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- Police Chief Faces Conspiracy Count
- Prison/Community Alliance Update, by Carrie Roth
- Racial Discrimination in Prison Challenged
- Politicians Exploit Death Penalty
- Editorial Comments, by Ed Mead
- Election Year Demagoguery, by Paul Wright
- Prison Homophobia Challenged
- Prison Population Up, Escapes Down
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- Non-Specific Infractions Violated Due Process
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- Chilean Political Prisoners End Hungerstrike
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