Kucinich Introduces Bill to Abolish the Death Penalty
Presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich has introduced a bill to abolish the federal death penalty. It is H. R. 2574, and you can read the text of it on Thomas, the Federal Legislation Server, by typing its number in the search box. Here's the gist:
PROHIBITION ON IMPOSITION OF DEATH SENTENCE.
(a) IN GENERAL- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person may be sentenced to death or put to death on or after the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law.(b) PERSONS SENTENCED BEFORE DATE OF ENACTMENT- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person sentenced to death before the date of enactment of this Act for any violation of Federal law shall serve a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Co-sponsors of the bill include:
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