quote[The US state senate of New Jersey has voted to replace the death penalty with life imprisonment, taking a major step toward becoming the first US state to abolish the death penalty in three decades.
New Jersey senators voted 21-16 on Monday to get rid of capital punishment in favor of life without parole for the most serious offenders, and the state's general assembly is set to vote on the issue on Thursday.
With hefty support from New Jersey's Democratic-controlled assembly, the measure also enjoys the backing of Democratic governor Jon Corzine, who has vowed to sign it into law by January if lawmakers decide to pass it.
New Jersey has not executed any prisoners since 1963, even though it was one of the states to reinstall the death penalty after a US Supreme Court ruling in 1976 overturned an earlier ban.]
I hope more states follow suit.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
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