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Megan Byrne

Staff Attorney

ACLU Capital Punishment Project

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Death Row Case Exposes Failures to Protect Childhood Trauma Survivors

Mikal Mahdi’s life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the systemic failures that shaped his path.