Death row bill gains support from both parties

Tuesday, July 23, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Legislation to provide death row inmates with better access to DNA evidence and qualified lawyers is gathering momentum in Congress, fueled by recent Supreme Court decisions and high-profile exonerations of prisoners who had been sentenced to die.

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