Category Archives: USA constitution

‘Pen Pal’ Request

Five years feels like a significant chunk of time. For instance, it feels significant (and hopeful) that it is five years since Ohio last carried out an execution. Similarly, it feels significant that today marks exactly five years since Jeffrey … Continue reading

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The Death Penalty: No Place in the Twenty-First Century

The USA is in an increasingly isolated position in tolerating the death penalty: 117 countries last month voted for a global death penalty moratorium, with only 38, including the USA, voting against this. In its opposition America keeps strange company; … Continue reading

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