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[2/10/21] – Virginia Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Abolish the Death Penalty

  • by SAGE Lecture Spark
  • Posted on February 10, 2021

Last week, Virginia lawmakers in both the House of Delegates and the Senate passed legislation…

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  • Criminal Justice

[11/18/20] – Criminal Justice Reform: What To Expect in President-Elect Joe Biden’s Administration

  • by SAGE Lecture Spark
  • Posted on November 18, 2020

The Associated Press has called the 2020 presidential race for Joe Biden. In January 2021,…

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  • Criminal Justice

[10/21/20] – U.S. Government Schedules Execution of Lisa Montgomery, the First Woman to be Executed Since 1953

  • by SAGE Lecture Spark
  • Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

Lisa Montgomery, a federal inmate and the only woman on the federal government’s death row,…

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  • Criminal Justice

[3/10/20] – Alabama Inmate Nathaniel Woods Executed Despite Claims That He Was Innocent

  • by SAGE Lecture Spark
  • Posted on March 10, 2020March 10, 2020

Nathaniel Woods, a forty-three year-old man from Birmingham, Alabama, was executed on Thursday, March 5th…

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  • Criminal Justice

[3/26/19] – California Governor Imposes a Moratorium on the Death Penalty

  • by SAGE Lecture Spark
  • Posted on March 26, 2019March 26, 2019

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order that placed a moratorium on the death…

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