Trenton, NJ – New Jersey is set to consider becoming the first state to abolish the death penalty legislatively since capital punishment was reinstated 31 years ago.
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A Senate committee is slated Thursday to consider replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment without parole.
The initiative stems from a January report from a special commission appointed by the Legislature. The panel determined New Jersey’s death penalty costs taxpayers more than paying for prisoners to serve life terms and concluded there was no evidence the death penalty deters people from committing murders.
“There is increasing evidence that the death penalty is inconsistent with evolving standards of decency,” the report said.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine favors abolishing the death penalty, as do Democratic leaders of both houses of the Legislature. [cn]
“The panel determined New Jersey’s death penalty costs taxpayers more than paying for prisoners to serve life terms and concluded there was no evidence the death penalty deters people from committing murders. “
My evidence shows that once the killer is killed, they will NEVER kill again. Just as my evidence shows that the murdered victim will NEVER die again.