A joint statement: Stop the execution of persons with mental retardation.
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My heart tells me to do whatever I can to stop the horrific execution of persons with mental retardation in the United States. This urge comes, however, after watching law professor James Ellis spend better than 14 years of his life—giving great energy, enthusiasm, and intellect to this oft-ignored situation. Anything said here comes from sifting through the soil that Ellis plowed. My heart also tells me that by next spring, Jim and all those he attracted to this mission will be witnessing a giant step forward in the criminal justice system’s understanding of persons with mental retardation—or an unspeakably horrible setback.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Mental retardation
دوره 39 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001