Death Penalty News: USA: Executions in 2012

Thursday, February 7, 2013

USA: Executions in 2012

Executions in 2012, from Death Penalty Information Center's 2012 Year End Report. You can read the full text at deathpenaltyinfo.org/YearEnd2012

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