Thursday, April 5, 2012

Connecticut on track to abolish death penalty

 

In this Wednesday, April 4, 2012, file photo, Dr. William Petit Jr., left, speaks to the media as his sister Johanna Chapman looks on at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. The state Senate voted Thursday, April 5, 2012, to abolish the death penalty. The bill, which has the support of the state's Democratic governor, next goes to the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives, where it's expected to win approval (AP Photo/Journal Inquirer, Jim Michaud) MANDATORY CREDITThe state Senate voted Thursday to abolish the death penalty in Connecticut, a state that has executed only one prisoner in a half-century and is now on track to join a national trend away from capital punishment.

Connecticut on track to abolish death penalty
Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:22:18 GMT

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