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California to vote on whether to abolish the death penalty

California's death row, one of the largest death rows in the United States, may shut down if voters approve a measure in November.

Abolitionist Action Committee member Bo Chamberlin of Columbus, Ohio, fasts with other death penalty opponents in front of the US Supreme Court June 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. AAC members will fast and hold a vigil to mark historic Supreme Court decisions in Furman v. Georgia, in which ruled on a consistency requirement for the death penalty, and Gregg v. Georgia, which upheld laws in various states to reinstate the death penalty.

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