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How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United States

  • Written by Austin Sarat, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
How the Catholic Church helped change the conversation about capital punishment in the United StatesHelen Prejean has been one of the most high-profile opponents of the death penalty for decades.Brooks Kraft LLC/Sygma via Getty Images

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