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Link: https://www.rt.com/news/575161-washington-abolish-death-penalty/
Washington Governor Jay Inslee said capital punishment had been applied “unequally” and in a “racially insensitive manner” | Washington state has passed a bill to abolish the death penalty, formally codifying a previous court ruling against the practice. The legislation also contained other criminal justice reforms, including a ban on the use of sterilization as a punishment for crimes. ● Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, signed the bill into law on Thursday, making Washington the 23rd US state to do away with capital punishment. The legislation removed language pertaining to the death penalty from the state’s criminal code, after the Washington Supreme court ruled that it contained “defects.”