Entries by Lisa Torrecillas-Jouault

> ​“The assump­tion that all vic­tims’ fam­i­lies favor the death penal­ty is so entrenched that fam­i­lies who oppose the death penal­ty some­times expe­ri­ence dis­crim­i­na­tion with­in the crim­i­nal jus­tice sys­tem from pros­e­cu­tors, judges, or court-appoint­ed vic­tims’ advo­cates.” > > Victim advo­ca­cy group, Murder Victims for Human Rights There is a com­mon­ly held belief that use of the death penal­ty is always sup­port­ed by the friends and fam­i­lies who have lost loved ones…

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