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Lawyer Questions Calls For Death Penalty

At least one young attorney has weighed in on recent calls for the return of the death penalty to treat with acts of violence and rape of women and girls. 

This after several social media users and local entertainers demanded the death penalty for a man charged with the murder of 20-year-old Khanice Jackson. 

Jamaica carried out its last capital punishment in February 1988.

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