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Amherst professor Austin Sarat comments on Oklahoma’s now-fourth attempt to carry out the execution of Richard Glossip. Professor Sarat argues that Glossip’s case illustrates the many ways in which the death penalty betrays America’s values and commitments and that all Americans should join in efforts to end it.
Conservatives have targeted District Attorney Chesa Boudin, blaming him for the city's theft and murder rates. It's a sign that a public weary of crime may be growing dubious about reform.
Opponents of the California death penalty are pushing legislation to limit death sentences. But the blowback to Newsom’s plan to dismantle Death Row at San Quentin demonstrates the political risk. Story from @CalMatters.
Instead of outright abolition, opponents of the California death penalty are pushing legislation to limit death sentences. But the blowback to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan...
Any inmate imprisoned for a violent felony can be excluded from early parole consideration, the California Supreme Court ruled Monday.