Legislation would extend review period between death warrant and execution

Legislation would extend review period between death warrant and execution

State Sen. James Ohrenschall said he “personally doesn't support the death penalty” and would rather see it abolished, but the legislation would at least ensure attorneys have an adequate amount of time to litigate issues once a death warrant is issued. (Photo: Jeniffer Solis/Nevada Current)Four years after state lawmakers failed to pass legislation to abolish the death penalty, despite having a Democratic trifecta, a bill this year would exten…

Victims’ Families Remain Divided on Federal Death Penalty | Death Penalty Information Center

Recent atten­tion on the fed­er­al death penal­ty is high­light­ing the diverse opin­ions of vic­tims’ fam­i­lies who have lost loved ones to vio­lence. Like Americans from all walks of life, vic­tims’ fam­i­lies hold a diverse set of views on cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment, shaped by their indi­vid­ual faith, polit­i­cal views, and per­son­al reac­tion to being impact­ed by crime. Some sup­port the death penal­ty, and oth­ers oppose it. Some vic­tims’ …