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03/25/08
Lawmakers voted yesterday to create a commission to study capital punishment in Maryland, after efforts to repeal the death penalty failed for a second straight year. Find Us On Facebook
The House voted 89-48 to form the commission, which would study racial, jurisdictional, and economic disparities in how the death penalty has been administered. The Senate voted several hours later for a similar bill on a 32-15 vote.
The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment would study the risk of innocent people being executed and compare the costs of executing someone with the expense of imprisoning someone for life without parole. The commission would...
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