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According National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty,...

According National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 224 death sentences have been imposed on juveniles since 1976 but only 21 have been carried out

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According National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, 224 death sentences have been imposed on juveniles since 1976 but only 21 have been carried out. Texas has executed 13, while the eight others were executed in Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and South Carolina. NCADP executive director Steven Hawkins said there is legislation for the ban on juvenile executions pending in 11 of the 22 states where the juvenile death penalty is now allowed.
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  • (Sources: CNN, 07/01/2003)