Crime & Justice

Sister Helen Prejean: Alabama Just Showed Why We Must Kill the Death Penalty

‘CRUEL PUNISHMENT’

The first-ever use of nitrogen gas by Alabama to kill Kenneth Smith shows why the U.S. must end these futile, costly, deeply flawed government killings, says Sister Helen Prejean.

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