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With the presidential election fast approaching, California is gearing up for another landmark vote; on November 6^th citizens of the Golden State will cast their ballot on Proposition 34. Known as the SAFE California Act, the proposition aims to abolish the

It is with solemness that we mark the first anniversary of Troy Davis’s execution. Davis was convicted for the murder of Savannah, GA police officer Mark MacPhail, and his execution was the subject of much controversy a year ago. Of the nine witnesses who

Governor Pat Quinn of Illinois has a tough decision to make: whether or not to sign into law a repeal of his state's death penalty. [Read our letter to the Governor]. As Rabbi David Saperstein wrote in his letter to Governor Quinn: "It is clear that the