New Jersey Senate Passes Bill to Suspend Executions; Bipartisan Vote is Part of Growing National Trend Away from the Death Penalty

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The New Jersey Senate voted 30-6 today to suspend all executions in the state and examine flaws in the death penalty system. The bill now moves to the Assembly for a scheduled January vote, where it is expected to pass. Once the bill becomes law, New Jersey will become the first state to legislatively mandate a suspension of executions. Illinois and Maryland have both imposed gubernatorial moratoria.

"The New Jersey Senate joins the growing list of Americans who recognize that the death penalty simply does not work," said Shari Silberstein, ...

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