Virginia Abolishes the Death Penalty, First in the South
The governor of Virginia signed legislation on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, that made the state the 23rd in the U.S. to abolish the death penalty. Democrat Governor Ralph Northam signed the bill after touring Greensville Correctional Center’s execution chamber, where 102
Executions in Trump’s Final Days: A Response to Ableism and Racism in America?
Update Jan. 13, 2021: Lisa Montgomery, age 52, has been executed, the only woman on Federal death row and the first woman to be executed in the United States in almost 70 years. Herbert Richardson’s story moved the world in
Colorado Votes to Repeal Death Penalty
On Feb. 26, 2020, Colorado lawmakers voted to pass a bill which will repeal Colorado’s death penalty. The bill is now awaiting a signature from the Governor of Colorado, Jared Polis. Consequently, Colorado will be the 22nd state to repeal