“The US has never brought a death penalty case for a drug offense, but following the president’s call for executions last spring, Attorney General Sessions sent a memo to prosecutors urging them to consider seeking the death penalty in some cases.”
Read more: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2018/jun/27/150_organizations_condemn_trumps
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