Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty

Nevada lawmakers introduce bill to end death penalty

Originally published in Reno Gazette-Journal. Nevada lawmakers introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the death penalty in the state. The bill, co-sponsored by Assemblyman Ozzie Fumo and Sen. James Ohrenschall, calls for a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for someone convicted of first-degree murder, while reducing the sentence of …

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