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Executions Are Just Not Worth It

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That's the title of an article in the Delmarva Daily Times examining the death penalty debate in Maryland.  LINKFor the first time in more than 30 years, Maryland's legislature is taking on the death penalty. The Senate on Thursday passed a bill that falls short of the full repeal sought by Gov. Martin O'Malley but places strict conditions on the kind of evidence required for a prosecutor to seek the death penalty. The bill will be debated soon by the House of Delegates, which has been more supportive of a full repeal than the Senate.While many people see the death penalty as both delivering justice and serving as a deterrent to others who might commit murder, there is no empirical evidence to support this view. Nationwide, death sentences have declined...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on March 10, 2009 (boomark / email).