Massachusetts
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
From the country
- JANUARY 6, 2001MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
One arm cradling a bouquet of yellow roses, the other...
One arm cradling a bouquet of yellow roses, the other wrapped tightly around his tearful wife, Peter Limone walked out of Middlesex Superior Courthouse a free man after allegedly being framed for murder by the FBI and spending 33 years in prison, 4 of the
- NOVEMBER 15, 1999MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
On November 15, the Senate did pass by a 21-16 vote...
On November 15, the Senate did pass by a 21-16 vote a reinstatement bill, but given the House's rejection, the proposal was not likely to go further
- MARCH 29, 1999MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
In 1998, a bill to restore the death penalty was defeated...
In 1998, a bill to restore the death penalty was defeated by one vote
- MARCH 19, 1999MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
On March 19, Cardinal Bernard Law and three other Catholic...
On March 19, Cardinal Bernard Law and three other Catholic bishops in Massachusetts issued a joint statement condemning the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 1999MassachusettsDEATH PENALTY
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty
Massachusetts does not have the death penalty