Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says he will not sign any execution warrants while in office and calls on the state legislature to abolish the death penalty.
Feb. 16, 2023, 11:12 PM UTCPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday that he will not sign any execution warrants while in office and called on the General Assembly to abolish the death penalty.
"I will not issue any execution warrants during my term as governor. When an execution warrant comes to my desk, I will sign a reprieve each and every time," Shapiro, a Democrat,at Mosaic Community Church in West Philadelphia, adding that the first execution warrant since he was sworn in crossed his desk last week.
"The Commonwealth shouldn’t be in the business of putting people to death. Period. I believe that in my heart. This is a fundamental statement of morality. Of what’s right and wrong." Shapiro made his comments alongside state legislators, community activists and criminal justice advocates, noting that his view on capital punishment had evolved over the years.
While he was the state's attorney general, Shapiro indicated support for the death penalty in the case of Robert Bowers, the
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