New Jersey lawmakers are speeding ahead on a plan to make the Garden State the first in the nation to repeal the death penalty since it was reinstated more than 30 years ago, capping a year in which similar efforts gained traction across the country.
The New Jersey Senate on Monday (Dec. 10) approved a bill that would replace capital punishment with a criminal sentence of life without parole, and the state Assembly — the lower house — is expected to vote on identical legislation on Thursday (Dec. 13). Leaders of the Democratic Legislature have put the repeal on a fast track in recent weeks and Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine said he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.
Go Jersey!!
terrible move
completely backwards…we need the death penalty for more criminals….i want child molesters shot in the head…..plus its a great tool to avoid costly trials….you just killed your wife after years of abusing her…..plead guilty and we take the death penalty off the table….there is nothing wrong with the death penalty…we need to administer it better, more efficiently, more fairly…..we can do that….the death penalty is a reasonable consequence for those that do terrible things to innocent human beings.
well, that ought to stir up some debate….