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For years I supported capital punishment, but I have come to believe that our criminal justice system is incapable of adequately distinguishing between the innocent and guilty. It is reprehensible and immoral to gamble with life and death.

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James Frey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: September 12
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Cleveland
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James Christopher Frey
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