April 2, 2019

Lou⁠i⁠s⁠i⁠ana and Georg⁠i⁠a Make Ten S⁠t⁠a⁠t⁠es W⁠i⁠⁠t⁠h Republ⁠i⁠can Repeal B⁠i⁠lls

Last week, Louisiana and Georgia both saw Republican-sponsored bills to repeal the death penalty introduced, making them the ninth and tenth states to see bills of this nature introduced in the 2019 session. This remarkable year is set to break records for the numbers of conservative lawmakers pushing repeal, and is surely evidence of a growing bipartisan wave against capital punishment.