Governor Jared Polis on March 23, 2020, signed the legislation which ended the Colorado death penalty.  They became the twenty-second abolitionist state overall and the tenth to end the death penalty since 2007.   credit:  Death Penalty Information Center   A failed policy Republican Senator Jack Tate used to support the death penalty.  This year he signed on as a lead sponsor of the bill.   Senator Tate described his change of heart on the issue.  “I believe we should promote public policies that make our communities safer and provide victims with the services they need….The death penalty fails to do […]

Across the United States, the death penalty continues to fall out of favor with Americans in general and with juries. A majority of Americans choose life! Since 1985 the Gallup poll has asked a question about whether the death penalty or life in prison without parole “is the better penalty for murder”.  For the first time ever, a majority of Americans, 60%, chose life in prison without parole compared to 36% for capital punishment. Juries and legislators are choosing life also. More states are choosing to end the death penalty.  New Hampshire abolished in 2019, making it 21 states without […]