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The struggle for abolition of the death penalty is not over, not even where it is no longer being enforced. Abolition, or the moratorium several states have in place on the death sentence, often seems to become a cover for inhumane alternatives such as jail for life in unacceptable conditions, and simply longer sentences. IPS correspondents report here of the campaign against abolition, and for legal and prison reforms that would give prisoners the right to life, and also to justice and decency.
IPS has partnered with Penal Reform International to expand its independent coverage of issues surrounding capital punishment and long-term imprisonment.
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