NAACP to call for death penalty repeal in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS — The NAACP is joining Gov. Martin O’Malley and lawmakers in a call to repeal the death penalty. Benjamin Jealous, the CEO of the National Association of Colored People, will participate in the news conference on Tuesday in Annapolis. Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings and Gerald Stansbury, president of the NAACP’s state conference, also are [...]