Governor's Signature Ends Death Penalty In Connecticut
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed the repeal of Connecticut's death penalty into law, two weeks after the bill passed the state legislature.
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed the repeal of Connecticut's death penalty into law, two weeks after the bill passed the state legislature.
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The state House of Representatives voted 86-62 Wednesday to repeal the death penalty after a debate that lasted more than nine hours. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy immediately renewed his promise to sign the repeal bill.
The state Senate's momentous vote to repeal the death penalty brings Connecticut to the threshold of ending an inherently flawed form of punishment.