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Chained As Children
Mumia Abu-Jamal
In 2012 the U.S. Supreme Court decided that mandatory life sentences for juveniles was a violation of the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment prohibition against “cruel and unusual punishments.” Ever since then almost a dozen states have… Full Transcript
Everything new, it used to be said, comes from California. Perhaps not everything, but a federal district court has just ruled that the death penalty as practiced in the Golden State is unconstitutional in light… Full Transcript