19 December 2005

Former gov. blasts MD's racist death penalty

Parris Glendening served as governor of Maryland from 1995 to 2003. In an excellent article in yesterday's Washington Post, he provides some insights into the racial disparities inherent in that state's criminal justice system, and how it appears that we value white life more than black life. [Read the article.]

A study that Glendening cites in his article has thus far gone ignored by the newer powers in Maryland, as have similar studies around the country (including here in Pennsylvania). This suggests that our 50 governors are not interested in true justice.

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