On July 6, Governor John Rowland of Connecticut signed a bill prohibiting the execution of offenders with mental retardation. The bill also provides for a study of possible disparities in prosecutors' decisions to seek the death penalty based on a defendant's or victim's race or economic status.
Update: Death Penalty in the USA
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