USA - Virginia. Senate Bill 1165 was approved by the Finance and Appropriations Committee
the bill would abolish the death penalty
Virginia Senate Bill 1165 was approved Tuesday by the Finance and Appropriations Committee by a vote of 12-4. Eliminating the death penalty in Virginia would cost the commonwealth about $77,000 to house and feed two current death row inmates, but free up almost $4 million yearly by eliminating the state’s Capital Defender Service, which represents defendants in cases eligible for the death penalty.
https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/01/bill-to-eliminate-va-death-penalty-advances-cost-savings-debated/
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- (Source: WTOP news, 26/01/2021)
