New Jersey to abolish death penalty
After having passed the New Jersey State Senate, S-171 looks set to make New Jersey the first US state in four decades to give up the death penalty. The Democrats control the lower house and support the bill (A3716 in the House) and Governor Jim Corzine (D) has indicated that he will sign the bill.
Congratulations are due to the sponsors of the bill – Raymond Lesniak (D), Robert Martin (R), Shirley Turner (D), Nia Gill (D) and Loretta Weinberg (D).
The Bill provides for life imprisonment without hope of parole; this knocks out the recidivism argument, maintains public safety and allows for mistakes to be rectified before a state-sanctioned killing.
Details can be found by visiting the NJ State Legislature website and entering ‘S171′ to search for the bill.
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March 19th, 2009 at 2:24 am
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