On august 7, 2000 the American Samoa House of Representatives...
On august 7, 2000 the American Samoa House of Representatives passed legislation to abolish the death penalty
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On august 7, 2000 the American Samoa House of Representatives passed legislation to abolish the death penalty. If approved by the Senate the legislation would also abolish the possibility of parole for those serving life in prison for murder in the first degree.
(Sources: BBC Monitoring Service, 07/08/2000)
(Sources: BBC Monitoring Service, 07/08/2000)
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