An Update On The State Of The Death Penalty In New York
The New York Times reported today that it is likely that the death penalty will not come back to New York. Here's an excerpt:
A solid majority of Democrats in the State Assembly now oppose resurrecting the death penalty, including key leaders who voted for the law in 1995, making it more likely that it will not be revived, according to lawmakers on both sides.After two months of hearings into the issue, the chairman of the Assembly Codes Committee, Joseph R. Lentol, said on Thursday that he now supported life without parole instead of restoring the death penalty, for which he voted in 1995. The Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, said he would not be cowed into having the Assembly vote on restoring the death penalty, despite pressure from Republicans.
The general consensus seems to be that the death penalty is just too costly and that New York really has nothing to gain from bringing it back.
Posted by Angela at 10:20 AM
