New Jersey abolishes death penalty
New Jersey became the first US state in four decades to vote to abolish the death penalty, in a move on Thursday hailed by human rights activists as a step towards ending capital punishment.
The Democratic-controlled state assembly passed the law by a vote of 44 to 36, assembly spokesperson Joe Donnelly told AFP, after an emotional three-hour debate.
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