Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has issued a reprieve for long-standing death row man Richard Roland Laird, extending the Commonwealth’s execution moratorium and reinforcing his administration’s opposition to capital punishment.
Gov. Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve, continuing Pennsylvania’s moratorium on executions and reflecting a shift towards abolishing capital punishment, while urging the Legislature to enact sentencing reform.
A new poll shows that Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly prefer life sentences to the death penalty for people convicted of murder, and express little to no faith in the government’s ability to fairly administer executions.
In Everyday Injustice’s second installment with Marc Bookman, we discuss the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation—a non-profit…
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Harrisburg, PA – On Thursday, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro announced that…