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Five hundred await death as capital punishment debate grows
A Associated Press report notes that the Supreme Court denial of Florida inmate John Spenkelink's appeal could mark a surge in executions. About 500 people in 32 states remain on death row while debates continue among legal figures, governors, and rights groups. Spenkelink, a 30 year old from Buena Vista California, awaits possible execution in Old Sparkey. The Florida Parole Commission will reconsider after Gov. Bob Graham requested review. The court earlier upheld death as constitutional in 1976 but only one execution has occurred since.
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