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Last Updated on Tuesday, 4 December 2007 11:00 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 4 December 2007 10:56
Couple of questions – what is life in prison, and really how much time will a murderer actually serve in New Jersey? Once you take the ultimate penalty off the table, where’s the deterrent exactly for killing somebody in cold blood?
TRENTON Legislators moved closer to abolishing the death penalty in New Jersey Monday and replacing it with life in prison without parole.The Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee approved a bill to end capital punishment and send it for a full Senate vote. Legislative leaders are pushing for a vote in both houses before the session ends Jan. 7.
[…] code allows two other methods for execution. All this right after the Governor was reelected. Kind of reminds you of the New Jersey dems vying to become the first state legislature to abolish the death penalty. I’m sure it’s just a […]