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Some national civil rights groups are calling for hearings specifically for death row inmates in Louisiana.
Multiple organizations have drafted a letter to Gov. John Bel Edwards and the Louisiana Pardon Board.
According to a release from the ACLU of Louisiana, groups are calling for Edwards and the Louisiana Pardon Board to set hearings to grant clemency to death row inmates who have submitted applications.
A spokesperson with the ACLU of Louisiana said the death penalty in the state is "rife with errors, racial bias, and official misconduct."
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