Document Type
News Article
Publication Date
10-25-2021
Abstract
Since the killing of George Floyd by a police officer, many changes to criminal justice have been proposed and some have been enacted. However, none of these reforms will be meaningful unless and until we require the government to dismantle the laws and procedures that implement the death penalty, an inherently biased and horrific practice. The fact that the federal government and twenty-seven states still have the death penalty reveals an attitude that is diametrically counter to the mindset necessary to end mass incarceration.
Recommended Citation
Van Cleave, Rachel A., "The First Step in Overhauling Criminal Justice? Abolish the Death Penalty" (2021). Publications. 937.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/pubs/937
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