Virginia, With 2nd-most Executions, Outlaws Death Penalty
- By Marlon Wallace
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The governor signed legislation Wednesday making Virginia the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, a dramatic shift for the commonwealth, which had the second-highest number of executions in the U.S.
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