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Stay of Execution: Saving the Death Penalty from Itself
Stay of Execution Saving the Death Penalty from Itself Author:Charles Lane The United States stands alone as the only Western democracy that still practices capital punishment. Yet, the American death penalty has gone into noticeable decline, with annual death sentences and executions dwindling steadily in recent years. In Declining Death, Charles Lanes offers a fresh analysis of this unexpected trend and its moral and... more » political implications. Lane argues that capital punishment should be preserved, while proposing major reforms to address its real inequities and inconsistencies.« less