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Crime Victim Survivors Call for Repeal in Connecticut

By Steve Hall

The Hartford Courant carries an AP report, "Murder Victims' Families Seek Death Penalty Repeal." The families of murder victims are gathering at the state Capitol to voice support for repealing Connecticut's death penalty. The group is scheduled to hold a news conference on Wednesday. Seventy-six people who have all lost loved ones to murder have signed a letter saying capital punishment in Connecticut offers a "false promise that goes unfilled," leaving the families frustrated and angry after fighting the legal system for years. "Letter aims to end death penalty," is the Norwich Bulletin article by Greg Smith. A bill to repeal the state?s death penalty is once again stirring debate at the state Capitol...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on February 09, 2011 (boomark / email).