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Editor's Note

Oct. 1, 2012

Editor's Note

So far, the death penalty is alive - if not well - in 33 states. But come November that number could be down to 32. That's when Californians get the chance to vote on Proposition 34, a ballot initiative that would abolish this state's death penalty, while at the same time promising to keep our death row inmates behind bars for the rest of their lives.

For some, of course, capital punishment has always been a moral issue. But if Proposition 34 wins, morality will und...

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