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By Steve Hall

"Execution reforms gain new traction," is the title of the Gainesville Sun report by Suevon Lee.No matter one's view on the death penalty, it needs serious reform in Florida. So say a number of lawyers, academics and judges pressing for changes in the state's system of capital punishment. Three years have passed since the Florida Death Penalty Assessment Team recommended a host of changes, such as: requiring jury unanimity in death penalty recommendations; establishing statewide protocols for determining when death should be a sentencing option in murder cases; and studying the possibility of racial, socioeconomic or geographic disparities within the system.The team's 2006 study has largely fallen on deaf ears within the executive, legislative and judicial branches...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on September 28, 2009 (boomark / email).