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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why Republicans are now becoming anti-death penalty

    The Republican party has long supported the death penalty. But now politicians in red states like Wyoming, Kansas, and Kentucky are sponsoring bills to end it. Conservative support for criminal justice reform has been building for years.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Feb 27, 2019 • 1 min read

    The Republican party has long supported the death penalty. But now politicians in red states like Wyoming, Kansas, and Kentucky are sponsoring bills to end it. Conservative support for criminal justice reform has been building for years.

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    ‘A Fire Story:’ A graphic memoir about losing everything in a Northern California wildfire
    1. 0:00What could Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen reveal in his testimony on Capitol Hill?
    2. 8:51Out on bail, what’s next for R. Kelly as he faces multiple counts of sexual assault with minors?
    3. 19:39Why Republicans are now becoming anti-death penaltyYou’re reading this
    4. 26:08What to watch on TV for Black History Month
    5. 36:11After losing his California home to a wildfire, cartoonist tells his story through comics
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