'Abolish the death penalty': Brandon Bernard execution prompts wave of anger
by Tom McCarthy from US news | The Guardian on (#5BHC3)
Elected officials and human rights groups in renewed plea for end to federal executions after Bernard, 40, put to death in Indiana
A wave of outrage from human rights group, activists, elected officials, and others over the execution Thursday night of federal prisoner Brandon Bernard continued to grow on Friday behind a coordinated call for the abolition of the death penalty.
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