Letters to the Editor: Feb. 18, 2011

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Many good reasons for opposing death penalty Re: “Death penalty is punishment, not deterrent,” Feb. 14

Gregory Kane argues for keeping the death penalty in Maryland, but fails to mention a 2009 Maryland study that found inherent biases when the races of defendants and victims were considered, concluding that they cannot be “rectified through procedural guidelines”.

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