Governor Josh Shapiro blocks death penalty, calls for repeal
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Gov. Josh Shapiro says he won't allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and calls for the state’s lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro says he won't allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and calls for the state’s lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.
"Today, I am respectfully calling on the General Assembly to work with me to abolish the death penalty once and for all here in Pennsylvania," Shapiro said.
“Today, I am respectfully calling on the General Assembly to work with me to abolish the death penalty once and for all here in Pennsylvania,” Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a news conference at Mosaic Community Church in Philadelphia.
Josh Shapiro will not allow the death penalty in Pennsylvania during his time in officer. He is calling on other lawmakers across the state to repeal the death penalty as well.
Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Thursday he will continue Pennsylvania’s moratorium on the death penalty and will not issue any execution warrants during his term, and he is calling for the state legislature to pass a bill banning the practice altogether.
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro says he won't allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and calls for the state’s lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.
