A few short months ago, I emailed you about an impending vote to spend almost $1 million to build a new execution chamber in Nevada. Regrettably, despite an outpouring of opposition from a variety of organizations and constituents, a slim majority of Nevada lawmakers approved this outrageous waste of taxpayer dollars and authorized the construction of a new lethal …
This is huge. Nebraska just voted overwhelmingly to repeal their death penalty, overriding a veto by their Governor! Whether for moral, fiscal, or legal reasons, Nebraska legislators banded together and sent a strong message to the nation that the abolition of the death penalty is not a partisan or divisive issue. We hope Nevada’s legislators …
From the Las Vegas Review Journal: Prosecutors withdrew the death penalty Monday for a man convicted of fatally shooting of Mike Portaro, 22, outside a tavern in the northwest valley after Portaro’s mother said she did not want to see another death. Brandon Hill was convicted last week in the March 2011 slaying outside the …
