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Contents Introduction / ix I. AbolItIon / 1 1 Death Penalty Debates in Traditional Abolitionist Jurisdictions / 3 2 The New York State Death Penalty Debate / 22 3 The Abolition of Capital Punishment in New Jersey / 38 4 The Abolition of Capital Punishment in New Mexico / 50 5 The Abolition of Capital Punishment in Illinois / 62 II. QuAsI-AbolItIon / 69 6 The Recurring Life and Death of Death Penalty Legislation in Kansas / 71 7 Recent Death Penalty Abolition Near Misses in New England: New Hampshire and Connecticut / 89 8 Recent Abolition Near Misses: Nebraska and Maryland / 106 9 De Facto Abolition States / 121 III. the south / 137 10 Opposition to Capital Punishment in the South and Texas / 139 11 Summary and Conclusion: The Death Penalty on a Downhill Slope / 156 Notes / 173 Index / 233 ...