Governor Northam signs bill to abolish the death penalty in Virginia
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed a bill Wednesday to abolish the death penalty across the Commonwealth
Virginia abolishes the death penalty
The Virginia state Senate and House of Delegates both passed each other’s identical pieces of legislation on Monday that will put a halt to the use of the death penalty…
Virginia House and Senate Advance Bills to Abolish Death Penalty
By Christina Amano Dolan Capital News Service RICHMOND — After over 400 years of conducting the most executions than any other state, Virginia may become the first Southern state to…
Virginia Senate votes to abolish the death penalty
(Gerry Givens, the former chief executioner in Virginia. He eventually became an advocate against the practice. He passed away in 2020 from COVID-19.) by Brandon Jarvis The Virginia state Senate…
Mark Herring, Jay Jones, and the Death Penalty
by Brandon Jarvis Delegate Jay Jones (D-Norfolk) is calling on Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (D) to no longer defend the commonwealth in the appeals of two individuals on death…