Read article written by Marc Hyden: Reconsidering the death penalty is a matter of conscience and constitutionality
On the evening of March 11, 2014, Glenn Ford was released from Louisiana's death row after 30 years of captivity for a murder that he did not commit. The prosecution had withheld testimony that would have exonerated Ford and relied on faulty forensic analyses. Unfortunately, Ford's story is not unique. It is one of many cases that exemplify the problems with today's death penalty system.
Read article written by Marc Hyden: Reconsidering the death penalty is a matter of conscience and constitutionality In a major report released by The Constitution Project's Death Penalty Committee. The new report examines
systemic flaws in the administration of the death penalty in America, from arrest to execution, and provides proposals on how to address them. Former Texas Governor Mark White, a co-chair of the committee has said: "From the moment of arrest to the moment of death, the criminal justice system faces vexing challenges in carrying out the ultimate punishment," he said. "Without substantial revisions -- not only to lethal injection, but across the board -- the administration of capital punishment in America is unjust, disproportionate and very likelyunconstitutional," said committee member Mark Earley, who served as a Republican Attorney General of Virginia. During his tenure, the state carried out 36 executions. White noted that the issuance of the new report could not be more timely. Just last week, President Obama declared that America continues to have "significant problems" in the application of the death penalty - from uneven application, to racial bias, to the actual innocence of some who have been sentenced to death. He asked Attorney General Holder to look at how the death penalty is administered in this country, and report back to him. "Our comprehensive report represents a bipartisan consensus of essential reforms agreed to by both death penalty supporters and death penalty opponents, and provides a detailed roadmap for the Department of Justice of follow," White said. READ FULL "IRREVERSIBLE ERRORS" REPORT HERE |
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