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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

April 6, 2005

 

CONTACT:

Jack Van Valkenburgh

(208) 344-9750 ext. 203

jackvv@acluidaho.org

 

Death Penalty:  Right or Wrong?

A Balanced Discussion of Faith, Policy and the Law

 

 

What:  Death Penalty: Right or Wrong?

            A Balanced Discussion of Faith, Policy and the Law

 

Who:  Michael Blankenship, Dean, College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs

           John Keenan, Attorney

           Dennis Mansfield, Conservative Commentator

           Reverend Lee Hunefeld, Meridian United Methodist Church

       Moderated by Jim Weatherby, Chair, Department of Political Science

 

Date:  Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at 7 p.m.

 

Location:  Hatch C Ballroom, Student Union of Boise State University

 

Admission:  Free to all.

 

Sponsors:  Catholic Charities & Catholic Church of Idaho, American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho and the BSU College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs

 

Community leaders will together talk about effective ways to combat crime and homicide while focusing on whether the death penalty is right or wrong.  The event aims to be a balanced discussion of faith, policy and the law.

 

In Idaho, the death penalty was reenacted in July 1, 1973.  Currently 20 Idahoans are on death row.

 

 

Copyright 2005, American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho
P.O. Box 1897, Boise, ID  83701