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The Slow Death of the Death Penalty

Toward a Postmortem
  • Todd C. Peppers
  • Mary Welek Atwell
  • Jamie Almallen
2025
NYU Press

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The Racist Roots of the Death Penalty

Racial injustice was central to the establishment of the U.S. death penalty. Ending racial injustice must be central to its abolition.
by Ngozi Ndulue via Inquest on January 13, 2026
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