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| N.J. could be first to repeal death penalty |
| By Bloomberg News |
| Published: 12/07/2007 |
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NEW JERSEY - New Jersey's Legislature may become the first in the U.S. to abolish the death penalty since the punishment was reinstated more than three decades ago. A bill to replace execution with life prison terms cleared a Senate committee this week and is scheduled for a Dec. 10 floor vote. The Assembly also is expected to consider the measure this month. Governor Jon Corzine, an outspoken critic of the death penalty, said today he will sign the legislation. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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