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Virginia, State With Most Recorded Executions, Set to Ban Death Penalty

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Virginia will become the 23rd state in the U.S. to ban capital punishment once Governor Ralph Northam signs the legislation.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is expected to sign legislation outlawing capital punishment that passed both houses in the state legislature on Monday. The legislation will make Virginia—the state with the most recorded executions in U.S. history—the 23rd state to ban the death penalty. Northam, a Democrat, previously voiced support for outlawing capital punishment and celebrated the final steps state lawmakers took on Monday to make the change official. «With final passage in the Virginia House and Senate, our Commonwealth will soon join 22 states in abolishing the death penalty—an important step in ensuring our criminal justice system is fair and equitable,» Northam wrote on Twitter.

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